Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 652/653/654: pai

pai, mayanan maya penurpur a su kaka. 

Free translation
Do not yet disturb your brother. 

Word gloss
  1. pai: give a command
  2. mayanan: not yet, still
  3. maya: do not
  4. p<en>urpur: disturb, actor voice. The root is purpur 'annoy, disturb'. 
  5. a: LIG? 
  6. su: your
  7. kaka: brother or sister
Voice file

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary penurpur



pai, maya manu seman-neka-aravac tua zuma. 

Free translation
Do not act like so disrespectful to other people. 

Word gloss
  1. pai: give a command
  2. maya: do not
  3. manu: like, another interesting filler
  4. s<em>an-neka-aravac: to excessively disregard or disrespect too much, literally to make nothing out of at all. Interesting word!
  5. tua: OBL
  6. zuma: other people
Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary semaneka



pai, kiumalju. semiaq sa su sikudan. 

Free translation
Come, change to a new leaf. What you did is shameful. 

Word gloss
  1. pai: command or invitation to action
  2. kiumalju: repent and change
  3. s<em>iaq: be shameful, actor voice. The root is siaq 'shame'. 
  4. sa: subject case marker
  5. su: your, 2nd person SIN GEN
  6. si-kud(a)-an: behavior, deed
Voice file

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary semiaq

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