Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 627: djaljdjalj

djaljdjalj ti uni ta marekakaka. 

Free translation: 
uni is the second among the siblings. 

Word gloss
  1. djaljdjalj: the seond born
  2. ti: subject case marker for specific person
  3. uni: female name
  4. ta: OBL
  5. ma-reka-ka-kaka: each and every sibling. ma- 'to be in the state or condition of'; reka- 'each, every'; the root is kaka 'title for elder brother and sister', RED which indicates plural. 
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary djaljdjalj

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