Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 620: kasiv // pukasivan

inika makaya a maqudjalj a pukasivan. 

Free translation:
The place where the woods are cannot catch rain. 

Word gloss
  1. inika: NEG
  2. makaya: can, be able to
  3. a: LIG
  4. ma-qudjalj: to become wet because of rain. The root is qudjalj 'rain'. 
  5. a: subject case marker
  6. pu-kasiv-an: the place which has the woods. pu- 'to have'; the root is kasiv 'tree'; -an 'location marker'. 
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From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary pukasivan

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