Paiwan Every Day 632/633: djaljep // sedjaljep

sedjaljepsun a kisankalaingan. 

Free translation: 

You are suitable for leadership. 

Word gloss: 

1. se-djaljep-sun: you are right or suitable for or you have the quality of. se- 'have the quality of'; the root is djaljep 'fit, suitable, assistant'; -sun 'you, 2nd person SIN clitic'. 
2. a: LIG
3. kisan-kalaingan: to become a leader. kisan(e)- 'to become or to act as'; kalaingan 'the elderest, leader' comes from ka-laing-an with the root laing 'the elderest, supervise, leadership'. 

Voice file: 

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

a kisedjaljep a mayatucusun a makinamalji?

Free translation:

Is it appropriate for you to get so mad like this?

Word gloss: 

1. a: subject case marker
2. ki-se-djaljep: to be suitable or appropriate. The root is djaljep 'fit, suitable, assistant'. 
3. a: LIG
4. maya-tucu-sun: you like this
5. ma-ki-na-malji: to be angry. ma- 'to be in the state of without volition'; ki- 'to get or obtain'; na- 'PRF'; the root is malji 'different, special, angry or mad'. 

Voice file: 

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