Friday, November 5, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 608: viduat

siqarut a viduat na takec tua mamazangiljan. 

Free translation
Give the share of the ribs of the Reeves's muntjac to the chief. 

Word gloss
  1. si-qarut: to give away or share. si- 'IF'; the root is qarut 'things that are distributed'. 
  2. a: subject case marker
  3. viduat: ribs
  4. na: of, GEN
  5. takec: Formosan Reeve's muntjac
  6. tua: OBL
  7. mamazangiljan: the chief  
Voice file

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

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