Sunday, October 31, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 603: det // ljiadet

maya ljiadet tua sapui, maculjusun. 

Free translation
Do not go near the fire, you will be burnt. 

Word gloss
  1. maya: do not, prohibitive
  2. ljia-det: get near. The root is det 'proximity, nearness'. 
  3. tua: OBL
  4. sapui: fire
  5. ma-culju-sun: to get warm or burnt. The root is culju 'heat, warmth'; -sun 'you, 2nd person SIN, postclitic'. 
Voice file

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary ljiadet

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