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

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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). 

Paiwan Every Day 659: pai

pai, iljavaranu. anemanema kudamunu i Taiwan?

Free translation: 

Come, tell. What fruits are there in Taiwan?

Word gloss: 

1. pai: invitation to action
2. iljavaran-u: tell, imperative exclusive
3. a-nema-nema: what, RED
4. kudamunu: fruit, loanword from Japanese
5. i: LOC
6. Taiwan: Taiwan

Voice file: 

From klokah.org kudamunu (Fruit)

Paiwan Every Day 657/658: pai

vuvu vavayan, ti kuliu 'a ti paljai amen. pai, suqeljevi amen. 

Free translation: 

Grandma, it's kuliu and paljai. Please open the door for us. 

Word gloss: 

1. vuvu: grandparent, grandchild
2. vavayan: woman
3. ti: subjet case marker for specific noun
4. kuliu, paljai: male names
5. amen: we, 1st person PL NOM
6. pai: please, polite request for action
7. su-qeljev-i: you open the door, imperative inclusive, agent of a Paiwan NAF clause. The root is qeljev 'open the door'.  
8. amen: we, 1st person PL Nom, patient of a Paiwan NAF clause

Voice file: 

From klokah.org inaqatiyan a qadaw (Birthday). 

pai, qiladju. anema su'anen?

Free translation: 

Come, sit down. What will you have?

Word gloss: 

1. pai: invitation to action
2. qiladj-u: sit, imperative exclusive. The root is qiladj- 'sit, seat'. 
3. a-nema: what
4. su-'anen: your food. kanen or 'anen with the root of kan 'eat'. 

Voice file: 

From klokah.org i tja kakanen (In the Restaurant). 

Paiwan Every Day 656: pai

pai, kusualapav a dengec i tua su mudingan. 

Free translation: 

Come, let me get the crumbs off your face. 

Word gloss: 

1. pai: reminder, invitation, command
2. kusualapv: let me take. I think this is patient focus because the subject of the sentence is the semantic object dengec so literally similar to taken by me
3. a: subject case marker
4. dengec: food crumbs
5. i: LOC
6. tua: OBL
7. su: your, 2nd person SIN GEN
8. mudingan: face. qimi means cheeks. 

Voice file:

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary dengec. 

Paiwan Every Day 655: pai

pai, kipapaulingavu. akumayanga sa su tjengez?

Free translation: 

Come on, get it all together. Why are you dozing off like this?

Word gloss: 

1. pai: indicate irritation, sarcasm, scold
2. ki-pa-pau-lingav-u: be careful, watch out, keep alert. The root is lingav 'time, wisdom, hurry'. 
3. akumayanga: for what, why. I think this is a combination of aku 'why', maya 'like this or similar', and -anga 'suffix indicating change of state'. 
4. sa: subject case marker
5. su: your, 2nd person SIN GEN
6. tjengez: doze, sleepiness

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary tjengez. 

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. 

Paiwan Every Day 650/651: pai

ljaljeqeljeqel aicu a kinsa. pai, seljecuanan. 

Free translation: 

The food is already cold. Go, heat it. 

Word gloss: 

1. lja-ljeqe-ljeqel: cold, in RED. The root is ljaljeqel 'cold'.
2. aicu: this. I always think aicu is a-icu; however, Professor Anna Chang said it is aicu, and in Paiwan demonstratives and case marker are "mutually exclusive" (Chang, 1992, p. 88).  
3. a: subject case marker
4. k<in>(e)sa: food. The root is kesa 'cook'. 
5. pai: command or invitation to action
6. seljecuanan: heat the food. seljecu 'heat food by steam'. 

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary ljaljeqeljeqel. 

pai, pasazalemani a remasudj tua tjakinepel a qavai. 

ulja tjen a kemeljang tu pidanga supu a penuljat. 

Free translation: 

Come, let's put all long rice cakes in line on the floor. 

We want to know how many there are in total. 

Word gloss: 

1. pai: invitation to action
2. pasa-zaleman-i: let's place on the floor, imperative, inclusive. The root is zaleman 'floor'. 
3. a: LIG
4. remasudj: to make peace. It means to arrange or line up the rice cakes in a good way. 
5. tua: OBL
6. tja-kinepel a qavai: our long rice cake
7. ulja: wish, want to
8. tjen: itjen, we 1st person PL 
9. k<em>eljang: know, actor focus. The root is keljang
10. tu: complementizer
11. pid(a)-anga: how many already
12. a penuljat: totall, all

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary pasazalemani. 

Paiwan Every Day 649: pai

pai, kesau tua tjacengelj. 

Free translation: 

Go make our lunch. 

Word gloss: 

1. pai: give a command
2. kesa-u: cook, imperative, exclusive. The root is kesa 'cook'. 
3. tua: OBL
4. tja-cengelj: our lunch

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary kesau. 

Paiwan Every Day 648: pai

pai, capau azua vasa. 

Free translation: 

Go roast those taros. 

Word gloss: 

1. pai: give a command
2. capa-u: roast or bake, imperative, exclusive. The root is capa 'roast, bake'. 
3. a-zua: that or those
4. vasa: taro

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary capau. 

Paiwan Every Day 646/647: pai

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: 

1. pai: come
2. sena-senay-u: sing, imperative for the hearer. The root is senay 'sing, song' in RED; -u 'imperative marker excluding the speaker'. 
3. ma-sepelj: to be bored. ma- 'to be in the condition of without volition'; the root is sepelj 'play around without a purpose'. 
4. 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: 

1. pai: come on
2. maya: do not, prohibition
3. q<em>aluvu: mix up or distrub, actor focus. The root is qaluvu 'to mix up, distrub'. 
4. a: subject case marker
5. tja: our, 1st person PL GEN
6. kinateveteveljan: gethering or meeting

Voice file: 

From ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary qemaluvu.