padetanga paqulid a kaljauragan.
Free translation:
Fall is indeed already around the corner.
Word gloss:
- pa-det-anga: to arrive, to be nearby or around the corner. pa- 'to cause to be'; the root is det 'close by'; -anga 'COS'.
- pa-qulid: indeed, really. The root is qulid 'true, sincere, genuine'.
- a: subject case marker
- kaljauragan: fall or autumn. Synonyms include kaljaqudjaljan, kaljakiceragan.
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary padet.
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