Paiwan Every Day 660/661/662/663: pai

kuliu: namadraudraw aken a kemacu tua ku bintu. 

cudjui: pai numayan tjakanauanga ku bintu. 

Free translation: 

kuliu: I forgot to bring my lunch box. 

cudjui: come, in that case, let's eat my lunch box. 

Word gloss: 

1. na-ma-draudraw: to have forgotten, actor focus
2. aken: I, 1st person SIN NOM
3. a: LIG
4. k<em>acu: bring, AV. The root is kacu 'bring'. 
5. tua: OBL
6. ku: my, 1st person SIN GEN
7. bintu: lunch box, loanword from Minnan
8. pai: invitation to action
9. numayan: if so, in that case
10. tja-kan-au-anga: let's eat. The root is kan 'eat'. 

Voice file: 

From klokah.org Conversations in Paiwan (School Life).  

kuliu: bulai a vaik itjen a ljemangui?

cudjui: bulai aravac. pai, ari vaiki. 

Free translation: 

kuliu: Is it a good idea that we go swimming?

cudjui: That's very good. Come, let's go. 

Word gloss: 

1. bulai: good, beautiul
2. a: LIG
3. vaik: go, come
4. itjen: we, INCL
5. lj<em>angui: swim, actor focus
6. aravac: very much
7. pai: invitation to action
8. ari: let's
9. vaik-i: go, INCL

Voice file: 

From klokah.org Conversations in Paiwan (Outdoor Activities)  . 

kuliu: qemudjaljanga. inika aken a nakemacu tua kausua. maqati aken a supasedjaman?

cudjui: ita a ku kausua. pai, kadjadjalani a kiljaung. 

Free translation: 

kuliu: It's raining now. I did not bring an umbrella. Can you lend me yours?

cudjui: I only have one umbrella. Come, let's share the umbrella. 

Word gloss: 

1. q<em>udjalj-anga: it is raining already, actor focus. The root is qudjalj 'rain'. 
2. inika: no, not
3. na-k<em>acu: brought. The root is kacu 'bring'. 
4. kausua: umbrella, loanword from Minnan. 
5. maqati: can 
6. su-pa-sedjam-an: you lend. The root is sedjam 'borrow, lend'. 
7. ita: one
8. pai: come, invitation to action
9. kadjadjalan-i: I am not sure about this word. 
10. kiljaung: shade, cover

Voice file: 

From klokah.org Conversations in Paiwan (Loaning and Returning). 

aicu djukap nua vavui. pai, aicu avan a djaladjalan nua vavui. 

Free translation: 

This is the footprints of wild boars. So, this is the path of wild boars. 

Word gloss: 

1. aicu: this
2. djukap: foot print
3. nua: of, GEN
4. vavui: wild boar
5. avan: is
6. djala-djalan: little trail or path. The root is djalan 'road' in RED, smaller road. 

Voice file: 

From klokah.org Conversations in Paiwan (Farming, Fishing, and Hunting).