Paiwan Every Day 624/625: djaljaw / tjadjaljaw

djaljaw angata nu mekelj timadju. 

Free translation: 

He is really fast when he runs. 

Word gloss: 

1. djaljaw or djaljav: fast, speedy
2. angata: really, indeed
3. nu: if or when
4. mekelj: run
5. timadju: he or she, 3rd person SIN NOM

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary djaljav. 

tjadjaljaw a makahikuki tua makagungkang.

Free translation: 

Flying is faster than taking a ship 

World gloss: 

1. tja-djaljaw: faster. tja- 'comparative'; the root is djaljaw 'fast, speedy'. 
2. a: subject case marker
3. maka-hikuki: to go by plane or fly. maka- 'to go by or via'; the root is hikuki 'airplane', loanword. 
4. tua: OBL, than
5. maka-gungkang: take a ship. The root is gungkang 'ship', loanword; the southern Paiwan dialect has varukur. 

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary tjadjaljav.