Monday, December 6, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 639: ayatua (III)

kipaula aravac tiamadju ta icu a qudjalj, ayatua siniqaljudj a quma. 

Free translation
They suffer severely from this rain, because the farm was washed away. 

Word gloss
  1. ki-paula: suffer from or experience something bad or encounter. ki- 'to get or obtain'; the root is paula 'diaster, pity, experience'. 
  2. aravac: quite, ADV
  3. tiamadju: they, 3rd person PL
  4. ta: OBL
  5. icu: this
  6. a: LIG
  7. qudjalj: rain
  8. ayatua: because or as, provides not the cause but result. 
  9. s<in>i-qaljudj: to be swept or washed away. The root is qaljudj 'swept or washed away'. 
  10. a: subject case marker
  11. quma: farm or field
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From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary kipaula

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