Thursday, November 11, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 614: djadjas // djadjasu

djadjasu azua turivecan. 

Free translation
Take that tool. 

Word gloss
  1. djadjas-u: take or grab, imperative for the hearer. The root is djadjas 'take, hold, entrust'; -u 'imperative end marking only for the hearer'. 
  2. a-zua: that or those. a 'subject case marker for common noun'; the root is zua 'that, those'. 
  3. turivecan: tool or gadget or appliance
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From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary djadjasu

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