Paiwan Every Day 634/635: djaljep // djaljepan

I like this word djaljepan 'so that's the way it is!'. It functions like a filler. Why is it from djaljep 'suitable, fit, assistant'? Interesting. 

djaljepan a kisasusu aravac tjajuaken a nia sinsi, manu seljaseljang ni kama kisansinsi. 

Free translation: 

So that's why my teacher cares very much for me, because he was dad's colleague at school. 

Word gloss: 

1. djaljepan: so that's the way it is; so the reason why...is that...
2. a: LIG
3. kisasusu: take care of
4. aravac: quite, a great deal
5. tjauaken: to me or for me, OBL
6. a: subject case marker
7. nia: our, often used in Paiwan even for its singular sense
8. sinsi: teacher, loanword from Japanese
9. manu: because, as
10. seljseljang: colleague, classmate. We more often say salasaladj. 
11. ni: of
12. kama: dad
13. kisansinsi: to be a teacher, teaching at a school

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

djaljepan tu kemavasun tua bulabulay, avan susikabulay. 

Ferrell's translation: 

Oh, the reason why you are so beautiful is because of the clothes you're wearing!

Word gloss: 

1. djaljepan: so that's the way it is; so the reason why...is that...
2. tu: complementizer
3. k<em>ava-sun: you wear, AF. The root is kava 'shirt, clothes'; -sun 'you, clitic'. 
4. tua: OBL
5. bulabulay: beautiful 
6. avan: is
7. su-si-ka-bulay: the way you use to become beautiful or the reason why you become beautiful, IF

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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982), p. 71. This is mean but probably meant to be sarcastic or funny. Halirious!