pai here means like come, an invitation to action, or come one, an invitation to not to act on something.
pai, senasenayu. masepelj itjen.
Free translation:
Come, sing a song. We are bored.
Word gloss:
- pai: come
- sena-senay-u: sing, imperative for the hearer. The root is senay 'sing, song' in RED; -u 'imperative marker excluding the speaker'.
- ma-sepelj: to be bored. ma- 'to be in the condition of without volition'; the root is sepelj 'play around without a purpose'.
- itjen: we, including the speaker
Voice file:
From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary masepelj.
pai, maya qemaluvu a tja kinateveteveljan.
Free translation:
Come on, do not disturb our gathering.
Word gloss:
- pai: come on
- maya: do not, prohibition
- q<em>aluvu: mix up or distrub, actor focus. The root is qaluvu 'to mix up, distrub'.
- a: subject case marker
- tja: our, 1st person PL GEN
- kinateveteveljan: gethering or meeting
Voice file:
From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary qemaluvu.
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