Paiwan Every Day 450: kuda // kakudan

namasankakudananga tjanuitjen a kacalisian a marekiljivak. 

Free translation:

For us indigenous peoples, love each other is an age-old custom. 

Word gloss: 

1. na-masan-ka-kuda-anga: to have become a custom already. na- 'PRF'; masan 'to be or become'; ka-an- 'principal, main'; the root is kuda 'rule, custom, way of being'; -anga 'COS'. This is a very good example of the almost endless affixibility of Paiwan language. 
2. tjanuitjen: to us or for us, OBL and INCL. 
3. a: LIG 
4. ka-calisi-an: those from the hill or slope. The root is calisi 'hill, slope'. 
5. a: subject case marker
6. mare-kiljivak: to love each other. mare- 'reciprocal'; the root is kiljivak 'love'. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary kakudan. 

Paiwan Every Day 449: kuda // karakuda

nakuya a macelaqut nu karakuda itjen. 

Free translation: 

When we work, do not get lazy. 

Word gloss: 

1. na-kuya: it is bad to or do not. The root is kuya 'bad, ill fortune'. 
2. a: LIG
3. ma-celaqut: become or get lazy, AV. ma- 'be affected by'; the root is celaqut 'lazy'. malupi is also used to mean lazy or tired. 
4. nu: if, when
5. kara-kuda: work, AV. The morphology of kara- or ka-ra- is not clear. The root is kuda 'rule, what, work'. 
6. itjen: we, 1st person plural NOM INCL 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary karakuda. 

Paiwan Every Day 448: sekez // sinkezan

avan aicu a kasiw a nia sinkezan ka kasimazamen katjaisangas. 

Free translation: 

This tree is the place where we stopped when we came here last time. 

Word gloss: 

1. avan or mavan: is, 'be' verb. In the study of Paiwan, the common knowledge is there is no 'be' verb. 
2. a-icu: this
3. a: LIG
4. kasiw: tree, wood
5. a: LIG
6. nia: our, 1st person plural GEN
7. s<in>(e)kez-an: the place where rest is taken, i.e. where someone pauses to rest, UV (-in-) plus NMZ (-an). The root is sekez 'rest, pause'. The vowel /e/ is weakened to disappearance, a phonological rule in Paiwan. 
8. ka: I don't know. 
9. ka-si-(i)-maza-(a)men: we came here. ka- or ta- 'in past'; si- 'belonging to a certain time in the past'; the root is i-maza 'here' (i 'LOC' + the root maza 'here'); -an 'nominalization of location, NMZ of LOC'; -men 'we', from amen, bound form and overlapped vowel. 
10. ka-tjai-sangas: before. ka- or ta- 'in past'; tjai 'OBL for common noun'; the root is sangas 'before, previously, first'.  

Voice file:

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sinkezan. 

Paiwan Every Day 447: sekez // semekez

nasanekanga nu dinci ku nasemekez sa tuki. 

Free translation: 

The clock stops most likely because the battery is out. 

Word gloss: 

1. na-sa-neka-(a)nga: most likely there is no. na-sa- 'perhaps, most like it'; the root is neka 'not, no'; -anga 'COS'. 
2. nu : of, by, belonging to
3. dinci: battery, loanword from Japanese でんち 電池.
4. ku: why
5. na-s<em>kez: to have stopped, AV. na- 'PRF'; the root is sekez 'stop'. 
6. sa: I don't know.
7. tuki: clock, loanword from Japanese どけい 時計. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary semekez. 

Paiwan Every Day 446: sekez // sekezu

sekezu, maluljai sun. 

Free translation: 

Pause and stop; you look tired. 

Word gloss: 

1. sekez-u: rest or pause, IMP. The root is sekez 'rest'; -u 'request for the listener, imperative'. 
2. ma-luljai: tired, AV. ma- 'be in the condition of without volition'; the root is luljai 'tired, exhausting'. 
3. sun: you, 2nd person singular NOM. Linguistics suggest it should be a bound form. Now I write it separately for clarity's sake. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sekezu. 

Paiwan Every Day 445: sekez // pasekez

pasekez tjanuaken azua kisacu, sa kinsa tua ku siuntingting. 

Free translation: 

That police officer stopped me and checked my drivers license. 

Word gloss: 

1. pa-sekez: to make someone or something stop or pause, AV. pa- 'to cause to be'; the root is sekez 'stop'. 
2. tjanuaken: me, OBL
3. a-zua: that
4. kisacu: police officer, loanword from Japanese けいさつ 警察. 
5. sa: then
6. kinsa: check, loanword from Minnan kiám-tsa? kipakinsa is used in southern Paiwan to mean 'to have someone check or to be checked by someone like a doctor'. kiqayam from ki- 'to get, obtain' and qayam 'try or check' is also used to mean 'check something', AV.
7.  tua: OBL
8. ku: my, 1st person singular GEN
9. si-unting-ting: driver's license. si- 'used for, IF'; untingting 'driving', from the root unting 'drive' (loanword from Japanese うんてん 運転) in RED. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary pasekez. 

Paiwan Every Day 444: sekez // sasekezan

aicu a tja djalan a paiwan izua sakamaya sasekezan. 

Free translation: 

For us Paiwan, there is always a place to stop and rest on our road. 

Word gloss: 

1. a-icu: this
2. a: subject case marker
3. tja: our, 1st person plural GEN
4. djalan: road, way
5. izua: there is
6. sakamaya: always
7. sa-sekez-an: a place to stop and rest. sa- 'have the quality of'; the root is sekez 'rest'; -an 'nominaliztion for location'. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sasekezan. 

Paiwan Every Day 443: sekez // sisekez

a sisekez ta vencik tua lunbun ni vuruvur, masapusaladj tjanuaken. 

Free translation:

The reason why vuruvur stops writing his dissertation is to help me. 

Word gloss: 

1. a: subject case marker of the UV clause
2. si-sekez: pause or stop. si- 'IF'; the root is sekez 'rest'. 
3. ta: OBL
4. v<en>cik: write, AV. The root is vecik 'word, tatoo, weaving pattern'. 
5. tua: OBL
6. lunbun: dissertation, loanword from Minnan lūn-bûn. 
7. ni: of, GEN used as agent of UV verb
8. vuruvur: male name
9. ma-sa-pu-saladj: help. This verb has three prefixes. ma- 'to be in the condition of'; sa- 'go to or in the direction of'; pu- 'to get or obtain'; the root is saladj 'companion, spouse'. pu-saladj means to help or assist.  
10. tjanuaken: for me, towards me or with me 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sisekez. 

Paiwan Every Day 442: sekez // sekezan

pai, maya kipaqadilj, sekezan a palamu. 

Free translation: 

Hey, do not force too hard, rest a while. 

Word gloss: 

1. pai: vocative for a number of different meanings depending upon the context
2. maya: do not, a request or an advice
3. ki-pa-qadilj: to force or work too hard. The root is qadilj 'endure'. 
4. sekez-an: rest
5. a: LIG 
6. pa-lamu: for a while. The root is lamu 'briefly, a shor while'. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sekezan or kipaqadilj. 

Paiwan Every Day 441: ljiug // ljemiugljiug

ljemiugljiug ti kaka tjai ljegean a pakataqetaqed. 

Free translation: 

Sister is rocking ljegean in the cradle to make the baby girl sleep. 

Word gloss: 

1. lj<em>iug-ljiug: is rocking the cradle, AV. The root is ljiug 'cradle' in RED. 
2. ti: subject case marker
3. kaka: brother, sister
4. tjai: OBL for people
5. ljegean: female name, a baby girl
6. a: in order to, LIG
7. paka-taqe-taqed. to make fall asleep. The root is taqed in RED. 

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary ljemiugljiug.