Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 612: djadjas // djemadjas

nadjemadjas a ku kaka tua vurasi. 

Free translation
My sister has sweet potatoes. 

Word gloss
  1. na-dj<em>adjas: to have holden or have had, AV. na- 'PRF'; the root is djadjas 'hold, have, entrust'. 
  2. a: subject case marker
  3. ku: my, 1st person SIN GEN
  4. kaka: brother or sister
  5. tua: OBL
  6. vurasi: sweet potato
Voice file

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

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