Paiwan Every Day 299: ljavar // kiljavaran

nutiyaw kiljavaran ti cungtung tua taqaljaqaljan. 

In English:

Tomorrow the President will speak to the people. 

Paiwan Every Day 298: 'uba (オーバー) // 'emuba

ljaljeqel aravac tucu a qadaw. 'emuba aken nu sema casaw. 

In English:

Today is very cold. I put on a coat when going out. 

Paiwan Every Day 297: suba (そば)

aicu a kinsan ta suba imaza makan aravac. 

In English: 

The noodles cooked (served) here is very delicious. 

Paiwan Every Day 296: kuini (kuè-nî )

a kuini mavan natjaljakiljaljavan na paiwan i lizuk. 

In English: 

Chinese New Year is what Paiwan living in the city look most forward to. 

Paiwan Every Day 295: sekez // sekezan

maya kipaqadilj, sekezan a palamu. 

In English: 

Do not push too hard, rest for a while. 

Paiwan Every Day 294: qulu // puqulu

puqulu aravac timadju, macaqu tua masan liawaliaw a kai. 

In English: 

She is very smart, she can say many languages. 

Paiwan Every Day 293: nguaq // sarunguaq

sarunguaq a taqed. 

In English: 

Sleeping is sweet. 

Paiwan Every Day 292: kulisimas (クリスマス)

uri kulisimas nutiyaw. 

In English:

Tomorrow is Christmas. 

Paiwan Every Day 291: leva // papulevan

maljimalji a su papulevan tua tja kinacemekeljan. 

In English: 

Thank you for brining honor to our family. 

Paiwan Every Day 290: djalu // pasedjaluin

tja pasedjaluin a qaliqali nu mangetjez a sema tua tja qinaljan. 

In English: 

When foreigners come to our village, we give them a warm welcome. 

Paiwan Every Day 289: ljakev // paljakev

paljakev a kinkina kuka tua kiakiav nu izua kuwa. 

In English: 

When there is an egale, Mother hen protects the chick. 

Paiwan Every Day 288: lingaw // kipapaulingawu

kipapaulingawu tua nageminagalj a kadjunangan. 

In English: 

Be careful of the dangerous part of the land. 

Paiwan Every Day 287: sepelj // masepelj

pai, ari vaiki a kivangavang. masepelj itjen. 

In English:

Hey, let's go have some fun. I feel bored. 

Paiwan Every Day 286: iga (えいが 映画)

tjengelay aken a pacun ta iga i ta tilibi. 

In English: 

I like to watch moives in the TV. 

Paiwan Every Day 285: ruqu // namaruqu

a 'namaruqu a vali' mavan a 'mezangal a vali' i pasa paliljaliljaw, aya ti kina. 

In English:

Mom said in Heng-chung peninsula 'the rolling winds' is 'the strong winds'. 

[That is, the downslope winds or Lou-san feng in Chinese, which is especially strong in winter and spring.]

Paiwan Every Day 284: vunglay // namavunglay

aku kudrakudral a ku tjiyalj matu namavunglay, sa macidicidilj aken. 

In English: 

Why is my belly so big, as if I were pregnant, while I am single. 

Paiwan Every Day 283: rasudj // karasurasudji

karasurasudji, sikuda a marivurivu. 

In English: 

Let's work together, what's the use of fighting?

Paiwan Every Day 282: suqelam // semuqelam

semuqelam aravac a qiljiqilji a caucau. 

In English: 

Selfish people are quite a disgust.

Paiwan Every Day 281: sepi // pusepi

pusepi aken a kaseparia tua siking ta daigaku. 

In English: 

I was lucky to have passed the extam to the university. 

Paiwan Every Day 280: mekelj

inika maqati a mekelj aken, namangilu aravac a ku cuqelalj. 

In English: 

I can't run anymore, I feel quite sore all over my bones. 

Paiwan Every Day 279: sasing // semasing

kuliu: anema a su kinasaljingan?

idis: mavan a magadu a ku kinasaljingan. anema a su kinatjengelayan?

kuliu: tjalja tjengelay aken a semasing. 

In English: 

kuliu: What's your hobby?

idis: I like to go hiking. What's your hobby?

kuliu: I like photography the most. 

Paiwan Every Day 278: cuvung // maqacuvucuvung

titjen a paiwan izua a tja kakudan a seman maqacuvucuvung. 

In English: 

We Paiwan have our own rites of passage. 

Paiwan Every Day 277: cuvung // qacuvung

qacuvunganga a su sinipavai tjauaken a paisu. 

In English: 

The money you gave me is already enough. 

Paiwan Every Day 276: zian // zemian

mirava timadju sa vaik a zemian. 

In English:

She dresses up and goes out to dance. 

Paiwan Every Day 275: veric // verican

titjen a caucau kemeljang itjen tu neka nu tja verican ta caucau. 

In English: 

We human beings we know what we should not abandon people. 

Paiwan Every Day 274: siking // kinasikingan

izua a ku siking tua rinipungan tucu a qadaw. 

pida a ku tinsu tua ku kinasikingan?

In English: 

I took a Japanese language test today. 

What is my test score?

Paiwan Every Day 273: kizing // kemizing

kemizing a aljak nu keman. 

In English:

Children eat with spoons. 

Paiwan Every Day 272: tjapaq, qecap

pilima a pasusangas ta keman. 

puljaten a keman na tjinaljek ata djamai i tjapaq. 

menuremur nu ma a kan.

pusaladj anan a semenaw ta tjapaq ata qecap. 

In English: 

Wash hands before eating. 

Finish the rice and vegetables in the bowl. 

Rinse mouth after eating. 

Also help with washing the bowls and chopsticks. 

Paiwan Every Day 271: sala (さら皿)

aicu a sala tja papizuanan tua djamai. 

In English: 

We put vegetables in a plate. 

Paiwan Every Day 270: pariuk // pinipariuk

anema a su pinipariuk?

In English: 

What did you put in the wok (to cook)? 

What are you cooking in the pan?

Paiwan Every Day 269: semupu

masan musalj a tja palisian a kacalisian. 

izua kakudan a paka tua tja nasi a caucau, izua kakudan nua taqaljaqaljan a paka tua tja siquman, tja sikasaluan tua tja vuvu. 

masalut itjen a ljemita a cavilj, maljeveq itjen nu lima a cavilj. 

a tja kemudanga, a tja sepi, a tja qimang a caucau, sinipakicikel nua tja vuvu aya itjen. 

In English: 

Indigenous rituals are of two kinds. There is one kind for the business of our individual life as human, and there is another kind for the business of the people as a whole like farming or worshipping elders. We celebrate the harvest festival every year, and we celebrate the Five-year Ritual every five years. As we say, everything that we have, our dreams, and our good fortune in life are all given by our elders. 

Paiwan Every Day 268: semupu

a kakedrian i kacalisian, nu pasa maqacuvung a cavilj, sidjaulj tua pulingaw sa pukakudani a paceqeljap nua ramaljemaljeng. sipadjulu a uqaljai tua turivecan sa kapalisi a semu ciluq nua pulingaw. nu katiaw anga, kacuin nua parakaljai a sema pararuvu i qaljuqaljupan sa paqayam a qemaljup. 

a vavayan inika pukakudanan tua qemaljup. kapalisian a papuluqem nua pulingaw. au nu makaya anga, kicun tua siculjuan ta dridri a qadaw sa qacuvungi a kakudan nua patjelingaw. 

In English:

When aboriginal children are entering adulthood, the woman priest will bring them to elders who will teach them courage. Boys will be given simple tools, which will be blessed by the woman priest. The next day, the male priest will bring them to the hunting place for them to try hunting. 

Girls do not have business as hunting. The woman priest will pray to give them courage. When it is done, girls will be see the slaughter of the pig on one day and that concludes the ceremony of everlasting wisdom. 

Paiwan Every Day 267: semupu

a  nia umqa izua i dungdung tua nia gakku. 

djemavac amen a sema gakku katua ku qali a ljemita tua qadaw. 

tjaljiqaca aravac a nia gakku. 

izua tu liaw angata kasiw, hana, avan nu sikabulai nua nia gakku. 

nanguaq aravac a mareka nia sinsi. 

kiseljang tjanuamen a semenai, mekelj, a qivu tua pinaiwanan. 

tjengelay aken aravac tua ku gakku. 

In Engllish: 

Our house is close to our school. My friend and I, we walk to school every day. Our campus is very big. There are really a lot of trees and flowers that make our school beautiful. All our teachers are very nice; they sing with us, run with us, and speak Paiwan with us. I like my school very much. 

Paiwan Every Day 266: kivadaq

uri kivadaq tua kina tu maqati timadju a temulu tjanuaken tua pinaiwanan. 

In English: 

I want to ask mom if she will teach me the Paiwan language. 

Paiwan Every Day 265: vaqesing // venaqesing

pinaka palisi a venaqesing kasicuaian nua paiwan. 

In English: 

Paiwan people regarded sneezing as a taboo in the past. 

Paiwan Every Day 264: qutju // qemutju

nu qemutju sun i qayaw ta ramaljemaljeng, veliu ta vava. 

In English: 

If you fart in front of elders, you must buy wine. 

Paiwan Every Day 263: qidar

kasicuaian palisi a pualjak tua qidar. 

In English: 

In the past, giving birth to twins was a taboo. 

Paiwan Every Day 262: padai

palisi a keman ta padai kasicuaian. 

In English:

In the past, it was a taboo to eat rice. 

Paiwan Every Day 261: cai // kipacai

titjen a paiwan, pinaka palisi aravac a kipacai. 

In English: 

For us Paiwan, suicide is regarded as a big taboo. 

Paiwan Every Day 260: tjemaucikel

tucu a qadaw avan a ku kinaqatian a qadaw. 

napinadjulu tjanuamen ni kina tua liawliaw a kakanen a kaiv. 

uzai a ciqaw, djurikuku, gang, quzang, djamai ata veljevelj. 

sanguaq aravac tu mapuingyang uta. 

maljelima amen i ta taqumaqanan. 

uzai ti vuvu uqaljay, ti vuvu vavayan, ti kama, ti kina, ata ti aken. 

malevaleva amen a mapuljat. 

In English: 

Today is my birthday. 

Mom prepared a lot of food for us to eat at dinner

There are fish, chicken, crab, shrimp, vegetable and banana. 

They are very delicious and nutritious.

We have five in the family. 

They are grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, and I myself. 

Everyonf of the family is very happy. 

Paiwan Every Day 259: liaw // papeliaw

tjakudain nu papeliaw a ku paisu?

In English: 

What shall I do if I want to multiply my money?

Paiwan Every Day 258: ligu

titjen a paiwan, mamaw a ligu nua djemameq tua qaris katua cumai. 

In English: 

For us Paiwan, catching an eagle is as honorable as catching a bear. 

Paiwan Every Day 257: calisi // kinacalisianan

nu kaljapalisian, mitung itjen ta kinacalisianan a taqaljaqaljan. 

In English: 

When it's a festival, we the village people wear traditional clothes. 

Paiwan Every Day 256: qata // qataqata

nguanguaq aravac a kinasengseng ta qatataqa a itung a pinaiwanan. 

In English: 

The Paiwan traditional clothes made of beads are very pretty. 

Paiwan Every Day 255: paljavak

kasicuaian, aicu a mamazangiljan napaljavak tua pana, cemecemel, qinaljan katua taqaljaqaljan. 

In English: 

In the past, the chief's sphere of power or influence covered the river, forest, village and people. 

Paiwan Every Day 254: kazelju

tucu masanliawliawanga tjasipavaivai a kazelju tua sihu. 

In English: 

Now the tax, that we give to the government, is getting higher and higher. 

Paiwan Every Day 253: vacevac

tjengelay aravac aken ta kinacalisianan a vacevac. 

liawliaw a ku vacevac, sa venacevac aken tu ljemita a qadaw. 

In English:

I like aboriginal earrings very much. 

I have many earrings, and I wear them every day. 😁😁

Paiwan Every Day 252: vadis // venadis

venadis ta mamazangiljan kasicuaian. 

In English: 

We paid tax to the chief in the past. 

Paiwan Every Day 251: kuletj

vadis nu aya, kuletj nua mamazangiljan. 

In English: 

The so-called 'tax' is the allotment for the chief. 

Paiwan Every Day 250: vadis

izua namasanliawliaw a vadis nua paiwan. 

In English: 

Paiwan people have many types of tax. 

Paiwan Every Day 249: zululj // zemululj

vaik aken a sema yucy a zemululj ta valjitjuq. 

In English:

I am going to the post office to deposit money. 

Paiwan Every Day 248: vengin

cuai a vengin. sau, vaiku a taqed. 

In English:

It's late. Go sleep. 

Paiwan Every Day 247: milingan

kuliu: pida a milingan tucu?

idis: tapuluq saka ita a milingan tucu. 

In English: 

kuliu: What time is it now?

idis: It's eleven o'clock now. 

Paiwan Every Day 246: vava // kivava

vaik sun nutiyaw a kivava ta puvaljawvaljaw?

vaik sun nutiyaw a kidjamai tua pucekecekelj?

In English: 

Are you going to the wedding tomorrow?

Paiwan Every Day 245: qadav // kinaqadavan

pida a su kinaqadavan?

In English: 

How much do you earn every day? (What's your daily wage?)

Paiwan Every Day 244: vililj // tjaivilivililj

tjaivilivililj aken nua paiwan. 

In English: 

I am a descendant of Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 243: sinicipilj

aicu mavan a tja sinicipilj tjai vuvu. 

In English:

This is what we prepare for Grandma's passing. 

Paiwan Every Day 242: quma // qinuman

masanlialiaw a tja qinuman a paiwan, 

ljakua tjalja namasanparavacan a vaqu. 

In English:

We Paiwan have many crops, but millet has been the most precious among them. 

Paiwan Every Day 241: sisucipilj

sisucipilj itjen ta vaquan a itung. 

In English: 

We prepare new clothes for the person marrying into our family. 

Paiwan Every Day 240: paqeteleng

nakuya tjengelay a paqeteleng. 

In English:

Do not give your love without thinking. 

Paiwan Every Day 239: veqac // kiniveqacan

i kavulungan a kiniveqacan nua paiwan. 

In English: 

The origin of Paiwan is in Mount kavulungan (Da Wu Shan). 

An Unfinished Project in 2016: Junior Dr. Indigenous Language

In 2016, I was the CEO of Indigenous Language Research and Development Center (ILRDC). I had a dual role. On the one hand, I managed research projects by colleagues on Taiwan's indigenous languages at a government-sponsored budget of NTD 12 million (USD 420,000) per year; on the other, I did research on indigenous language policy and loanword. 

For language policy, one of my methods was to conduct extensive literature review with a focus on cases abroad. I intended to expolit my language advantage to bring the latest knowledge in the world to people in Taiwan. 

In addition to putting our knowledge on paper, my colleagues at ILRDC and I, with support from our director and supervisor, decided to take a step further. We decided to visualize the result of my study in film. Therefore we produced a mini series called 'Junior Dr. Indigenous Language' or 族語小博士 in Chinese. 

Originally we planned to make 12 episodes  to explain the theories behind and development of indigenous language revitalization movement. But we stopped at 7, due to reasons I can no longer recall now. 

Like the series title, our production was also junior. Team was small, setting simple, and presentation a bit 'green' or immature. Despite my passion for the subject, I feel terribly embarrassed and I honestly have not revisited the films after their production. Seeing myself on screen always gives me goose bumps. Yuk~ 😝😝

Singer Abao's Paiwan in the Air Ep 1: Direction

Singer Abao recently started a new Paiwan language project with sinsi ljemingas kitulu ta pinaiwanan i kalevelevan (Learning Paiwan in the Air). Their production is in Chinese, and their films can be found on Youtube and Abao's fb page. 

Episode 1 is about direction. 

Glossary: 

1. vavaw: up, above
2. teku: low, under
3. viri or vililj: left (Paiwan Every Day 99: vililj)
4. navalj: right (Paiwan Every Day 100: navalj)
5. qayav: front (Paiwan Every Day 95: qayaw)
6. likuz: back (Paiwan Every Day 96: likuz)
7. veljevelj: banana
8. qailjungan: eye glasses
9. sikau: back pack
10. tjalupun: hat
11. ljinai or kausau or 'ausau: umbrella
12. i: in or at (LOC)
13. tjai: oblique (OBL) case marker which can mean 'besides'

Both Abao and sinsi ljemingas are from eastern Taiwan, thereby they speak a variety of Paiwan commonly understood as 'Eastern Paiwan', while I, studying with sinsi idis and kina naluku, speak Southern Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 238: inu // semainu

semainu sun?

In English: 

Where are you going?

Paiwan Every Day 237: qadav // kinaqadavan

namakuda a kinaqadavan tucu a qadaw?

In English: 

How's the weather today?

Paiwan Every Day 236: rukurukung

nu vaik itjen ta gadu, kacui ta rukurukung a ikasiw. 

In English: 

When we go to the mountains, bring the sickle to chop down trees. 

Paiwan Every Day 235: viyar, ljuyljuy

i vavavavaw ta kasiw a viyar, 

ljakua i tekuteku ta namacemu a kasiw a ljuyljuy. 

In English: 

viyar sit on the upper part of on the tree, but ljuyljuy sit on the lower part of rotten trees. 

Paiwan Every Day 234: palisi // palisian

namasanliawliaw a palisian nua paiwan. 

In English:

Paiwan people have many rituals. 

Paiwan Every Day 233: mumalj // pamumalj

iniamakuda, pamumaljanga nu tjaivililj. 

In English: 

It's all right; try again next time. 

Paiwan Every Day 232: cekelj // pinicekelj

namakuda a su pinicekelj?

In English: 

How is it with your family?

Kivala Ep 19 - Podcast Interview

 Kivala Ep 19

Kivala ‘Let's Have Fun!’A podcast program produced by two girl friends in Taiwan, Saiviq and Ubi. 

Their aim with Kivala is to raise listeners' awareness to indigenous life in contemporary Taiwan through conversations with friends from all walks of life about indigenous peoples. 

These two girls invited me to talk about my career experience as CEO or Manager in several different organizations, and we had a very very fun chat! So full of laughters! 

It was such a happy Kivala afternoon. Thank you, girls! Love you! 

Our chat is in Chinese. 

Paiwan Every Day 231: cikel // tjaucikel

liav aravac a tjaucikel ni vuvu a patjara tjakakudanan nua paiwan kasicuayan. 

In English: 

Grandma has a lot of stories about our Paiwan culture and customs in the past. 

Paiwan Every Day 230: za // kaimazanga

kacalisian aya itjen a paiwan tua kaimazanga a mareka caucau. 

Paiwan Every Day 229: kadjunangan

aicu a kadjunangan namasan zaisang nua paiwan. 

In English:

This (so-called) land is the property of Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 228: pairang, gaisiyudjing

pairang aya itjen a paiwan tua kasusu nua gaisiyudjing. 

In English: 

We Paiwan call Minnan the relatives of Chinese mainlanders.  

Paiwan Every Day 227: qili // miqaqili

neka nu miqaqili tua zian nua paiwan. 

In English:

There is no swaying hips in the dance of Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 226: qacai

nu cemulju itjen tua qacang nu masudjusudju, 

tja sivai tua mamazangiljan a qacai. 

In English: 

When we slaughter a pig at wedding, liver is what we offer to the chief. 

Paiwan Every Day 225: vicuka

kuliu: makuda sun, idis? 

idis: saqetju a ku vicuka.

In English:

kuliu: What happened, idis?

idis: My stomach hurts.

Paiwan Every Day 224: qavuvung

nu semekez a tja qavuvung, macai itjen a pakazuazua. 

In English: 

If our heart stops, we will die immediately. 

Paiwan Every Day 223: va

nakuya tjemamaku aravac, maljekuya tjava. 

In English: 

Do not smoke too much; our lungs will get sick. 

Paiwan Every Day 222: saladj // kipusaladj

tjengelay aken a kipusaladj tjanusun. 

In English: 

I like to keep you company. 

Paiwan Every Day 221: djamuq

aku djamudjamuqan a su itung?

In English: 

Why is your clothes stained all over with blood?

Paiwan Every Day 220: qaljic

vucelaicelai a qaljic nimadju. 

In English: 

Her skin is white. 

Paiwan Every Day 219: maca

nguanguaq aravac a ku maca. 

In English: 

My eyes are very pretty. 

Paiwan Every Day 218: kinacavacavan

nakuya a pacalivat ta masengseng, mangilu a tjakinacavacavan. 

In English:

Do not overwork, our body will get tied. 

Paiwan Every Day 217: lingav // pulingav

"pulingalingav itjen ta zua su kai, ljakua ika tjen na'ivu'ivu maitazua."  

In English: 

"We understand what you are saying, but we didn't talk like that."

Paiwan Every Day 216: tutu

aicu a tutu nua kina maru sicevudanga nua nasi na qunuqunu. 

In English: 

These breasts of a mother are like the spring of life of an infant. 

Paiwan Every Day 215: susu // kasusu

nia kasusu a zua mamazangiljan i padain. 

In English: 

Our relative is that chief at padain. 

Paiwan Every Day 214: kaka // marekakakaka

nananguaqan aravac a ku marekakakaka. 

In English: 

My cousins are very kind people. 

Paiwan Every Day 213: umuq

izua umuq i tua su kula. sau vaiku a kipucemel. 

In English: 

There is a pustule on your leg. Go see a doctor. 

kalipang / Abao (aka aljengljeng)

 kalipang

kina au, kama au

inuan a zua a ku kalipang?

kina au, kama au

inuan a zua a ku hankaci?

uri susikudain?

uri kusitjuapen a zua a ku kinatjengelayan. 

'nakuya a tjengelay a pa’ateleng,' aya ti kina. 

Mom, Dad

Where is my bamboo leaf hat?

Mom, Dad

Where is my handkerchief?

What do you want to to with it?

I am giving it to the one I like. 

"Do not give away your love casually," says Mom. 

😃 This is a perfect match of Paiwan language and electronic music. Abao does not pronounce 'k' (kina-ina) and 'u' (azua - aza) in her Paiwan; the ligature 'a' is also missing as in real conversations it doesn't get spelt out. I love the song and the message from Mom. nakuya a paqeteleng. ui angata!

Paiwan Every Day 212: vengeq

izua vengeq i ta ku ngudjus. 

In English: 

There is snot in my nose.

Paiwan Every Day 211: vurasi

namasanpazangal a lami a vurasi. 

In English: 

Sweet potato is important stable food. 

Paiwan Every Day 210: djameq // nadjemameq

nadjemameq ti abao tua sacemel a drusa. 

In English: 

abao has got  two 'games'. 

Paiwan Every Day 209: qacang

namasanpazangal aravac a qacang i ta papucekecekelj. 

In English:

Pig is very important in the wedding. 

Paiwan Every Day 208: vusam

veliuanga tua vusam nua ljaceng. 

In English:

Buy the seeds of vegetables. 

Paiwan Every Day 207: qalja

tjuruvu a tja qalja kasicuayan. 

In English:

We had many enemies in the past. 

Paiwan Every Day 206: qeljev // kiqeljev

tjara kiqeljev itjen nu qezemezemetj. 

In English: 

We all close doors in the evening. 

Paiwan Every Day 205: qapedang // qapedapedang

qapedapedang a zaljum i ljavek. 

In English:

Sea water is salty. 

Paiwan Every Day 204: vililj // sekavililj

 sekavililjanga sun. 

In English:

You were late. 

Paiwan Every Day 203: kakavelian

pida a kakavelian na aicu a kaljat?

In English: 

What's the price of this glazed-bead bracelet?

Paiwan Every Day 202: namakakaizuazua

izua namakaizuazua a qemuzimuzip i pukasivan. 

In English:

There are all kinds of animal in the forest. 

Paiwan Every Day 201: puvaljaw

kasicuayan, nu patagilj a mimaqacuvungan a uqaljai a vavayan, 

maqatianga a puvaljaw. 

In English:

In the past, when boys and girls are turning adolescents, they can get married already. 

Paiwan Every Day 200: patarevan

izua liaw a patarevan nu ljemavaran tia paiwan. 

In English: 

There are many metaphors when Paiwan people instruct. 

Paiwan Every Day 199: picul

maljimalji ta su papupicul tjanuamen. 

In English: 

Appreciate your encouragement for us. 

Paiwan Every Day 198: kai

ulja su pinivarung sakamaya a kai ni vuvu. 

In English: 

Hope the words of elders are still kept in your heart. 

Paiwan Every Day 197: zemululj

       timitja          se-ka-calisi-an         avan      na-tja-mauram     tua     paisu    a    caucau. 

we. NOM. INCL indigenous peoples     be-V         COM. lacking    OBL   money  LIG   people

amin    na-paka       tua     qauzeqez    a     z<em>ululj   tua     paisu     a      kakudan, 

 only         (do) by     OBL       save?      LIG      save.AV    OBL    money    LIG       habit

 maqati       a        se-tju-kuda           tua       paulaulan. 

 able to      LIG    break away from     OBL   disaster, poverty. 

In English: 

We indigenous peoples are economically disadvantaged people. 

Only by the habit of thrift and money-saving, 

are we able to break away from poverty. 

Paiwan Every Day 196: kinaqadavan

lima a inaqadavan a tja masalut. 

In English: 

Our festival runs for five days. 

Paiwan Every Day 195: qinaljan

matjaunem a qinaljan imaza i tua nia kinaguan a sinvaudjan. 

In English: 

There are six villages here in our township sinvaudjan. 

Paiwan Every Day 194: mamaw

aicu a sapui katua zaljum mamaw a kinamasanpazangalan tua tja nasi. 

In English: 
Such is that fire and water are equally important to our life. 

Paiwan Every Day 193: macidilj

macidilj timadju a tjumaq. 

In English: 
She goes home by herself.

Paiwan Every Day 192: selangeda

selangeda aken tu palisi a venaqesing nu uri qemaljup. 

In English: 
I heard that it is a taboo to sneeze when going hunting.

Paiwan Every Day 191: naljemama

naljemama aken tua tagaduan ka sicuayan. 

In English: 
I once set fire to an entire mountain.

Paiwan Every Day 190: tatiyaw a qezemezemetj

ljaljeqel aravac tatiyaw a qezemezemetj. 

izainu sun a nataqed? 

aku a inika sun a namacai?

In English: 
It was very cold last night. Where did you sleep? Why didn't you die?

Paiwan Every Day 189: kacaquu!

kacaquu!

In English:
Be smart.

Paiwan Every Day 188: marekasinglit

marekasinglit tiamadju a madrusa. 

In English: 
They two miss each other.

Paiwan Every Day 187: qemerepus

qemerepus a djalan. 

In English:
It's getting foggy on the road.

Paiwan Every Day 186: qemucel

nu kedri a temekel tua zaljum, qemucel. 

In English: 
If we drink little water, we will have constipation.

Paiwan Every Day 185: maruqu a qaciljai

naminseganga azua maruqu a qaciljai. 

In English: 
That rolling stone has stopped.

Paiwan Every Day 184: ayatua

naminseg sa ljavek, ayatua neka nu vali. 

In English:
The sea has become still now since there is no wind.

Paiwan Every Day 183: makuda, aku

makuda sun? aku sun a qemauqaung a macidji?

In English: 
What happened with you?
Why are you crying by yourself?

Paiwan Every Day 182: inuan

inuan a su vavelian tua pang?

In English:
Where did you get the bread?

Paiwan Every Day 181: pinizainu

pinizainu a caqev ni kina?

(undergoer voice)

In English: 
Where does mom put the cover?

Paiwan Every Day 180: kemasinu

nakemasinu a sasequ a semila aravac?

In English: 
From where comes such a sickening odor?

Paiwan Every Day 179: kasinu

kasinu a icu a nu qararat?

In English:
Where is this of your cobblestone from?

Paiwan Every Day 178: izainu

izainu a nu pupangudraljan?

In English:
Where is your pineapple field?

Paiwan Every Day 177: semainu

uri semainu sun a padjeledjele tua nemanemanga?

In English:
Where are you going, packing your things right now?

Paiwan Every Day 176: inu

inu a sausi na utubai?

In English: 
Where is the scooter key?

Paiwan Every Day 175: nima

nima a zua nemanemanga?

In English:
Whose (object) is that?

Paiwan Every Day 174: tima

tima su saladj a masengseng?

In English: 
Who are your colleagues at work?

Paiwan Every Day 173: nungida

semauamq sun nungida?

In English:
When will you come home?

Paiwan Every Day 172: nungida

nungida malum a tjavuvuk?

In English:
When will wild strawberries ripen?

Paiwan Every Day 171: kemuda

nu marekasuqelam a paqulid, kemuda a maljaljungu?

In English:
When you really dislike each other, how can you get along?

Paiwan Every Day 170: anema

anema su kudakudain?

kitulu aken tua pinaiwanan. 

In English:
What are you doing?
I am studying the Paiwan language.

Paiwan Every Day 169: anema

anema a zua a lalingedan?

a zua avan a qinati nua tjasevalitan a pazaizaingen. 

In English: 
What is nose-flute?
That is something our ancestors create to make sound.

Paiwan Every Day 168: mapida

mapidamun a taqumaqanan? 

mapida a su siruvetjek?

mapida a su qali?

In English: 
How many are you as a family?
How many siblings do you have?
How many friends do you have?

Paiwan Every Day 167: mapida

mapida a rakac i tua nu qinaljan?

In English: 
How many warriors are there in your village?

Paiwan Every Day 166: pida

pida a qudjidjilj a sapitj i vavaw ta cekui?

In English:
How many red books are there on the desk?

Paiwan Every Day 165: pida

pida pinavelian ni kina tua ljaceng? 

(undergoer voice)

In English: 
How much does mom make from selling vegetables?

Paiwan Every Day 164: qaqa

qucengecengel a qaqa. 

In English:
Ravens are black.

Paiwan Every Day 163: qunga

paquzipquzip ti vuvu tua qunga. 

In English: 
Grandma is raising geese.

Paiwan Every Day 162: qadris

namasanpazangal aravac a palalj na qadris i ta kakudanan nua paiwan. 

In English: 
The feather of an eagle is very important in Paiwan culture.

Paiwan Every Day 161: luli

nu naqemudjalj, vaik aken a sema can a ljemulju tua luli. 

In English:
If it has rained, I will go to collect snails.

Paiwan Every Day 160: vulung

liaw a patarevan nua vulung i ta kacalisian. 

In English: 
Hundred-pace snake is meaningful for the indigenous people.

Paiwan Every Day 159: ba

neka tja pacucunan a ba i pasamaza tjanuitjen. 

In English:
We do not see horses in our place (patient focus).

Paiwan Every Day 158: zung

ladruadruq a ngudjus na zung. 

In English: 
The nose of the elephant is long.

Paiwan Every Day 157: quzang

gacel a kinacavacavan nimadju nu keman timadju tua quzang. 

In English:
Her body gets itchy if she eats shrimps.

Paiwan Every Day 156: pangac

saqetju aravac a caljedjen na pangac. 

In English: 
Being bitten by killer hornets is very painful.

The 48 Laws of Power (2000)

Greene, Robert. The 48 Laws of Power. Penguine, 2000. 

The fifth book I read in 2020 and a National Besteller two decades ago, it teaches readers about the nature of power by borrowing history and exmaples from the east to the west and from the Before-Christ era until the twentieth century.

My first and foremost reaction is I hate this book. I hate the knowledge it disseminates: amoral, cunning, ruthless, and selfish. Although I know and have experienced their truth in real life, I still certainly don't agree with:

• Law 6: Court attention at all cost. 
• Law 7: Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. 
• Law 14: Pose as a friend, work as a spy. 
• Law 15: Crush your enemy totally. 
• Law 17: Keep others in suspended terror. 
• Law 20: Do not commit to anyone. 
• Law 21: Play a sucker to catch a sucker. 
• Law 26: Keep your hands clean, make others do the diry work. 

Paiwan Every Day 155: qatjudrai

papenanguaq a qatjudrai tua kadjunangan. 

In English:
Earthworms improve the soil.

Paiwan Every Day 154: gang

uri keman uta azua vuluvulung tua gang. 

Free translation:
That old man also wants some crabs.

Paiwan Every Day 153: maimay

paquziquzip ta maimay a nia ljaqediqedi.

In English: 
Our neighbor is a duck farmer.

Paiwan Every Day 152: qavutjar, vavui

anema a su tjaljatjengelaian a keman? 

vutjulj nua qavutjar? vutjulj nua vavui?

In English: 
What is your favorite dish, vole meat or wild boar meat?

Paiwan Every Day 151: vutj

neka nu ku inalap, amin a drusa vutj. 

In English:
I didn't catch nothing, just two squirrels.

Paiwan Every Day 150: takec

tjaljasanguaq a takec. 

In English:
Formosan muntjac is the most delicious.

Paiwan Every Day 149: cumai

nadjemameq ta cumai ti vuvu kuljelje.

In English:
kuljelje grandpa has caught bear before.

Paiwan Every Day 148: venan

pazangalanga a djemameq tua venan tucu. 

In English: 
Nowadays, it's not easy to catch Formosan sambar deers anymore.

Paiwan Every Day 147: likuljaw

izua a paqulid a likuljaw i maza i ta gadu?

In English: 

Are there really clouded leopards here in this mountain?

Paiwan Every Day 146: tjukaw

nu djemavac i djalan a tjukaw, gemaljugalju. 

In English: 
Turtles are slow when walking on the road.

Paiwan Every Day 145: tjutjutj

nasulapelj aravac a icu a tjutjutj. 

In English: 
These doves are very gentle.

Paiwan Every Day 144: qam

matu qaljic na qam a nia umaq a qinaciljai. 

In English: 
Our slate house looks like the skin of a pangolin.

Paiwan Every Day 143: kulavaw

i ta na paiwan a milimilingan, a nakuyakuya a caucau masan kulavaw. 

In English: 
In Paiwan stories, bad people are rats.

Paiwan Every Day 142: ljuang

uagu tua ljuang i ta pana a kakedrian. 

In English: 
Kids are herding the cattle by the river.

Paiwan Every Day 141: sasiq

a ku liav a sasiq imaza? pusasiqanga a su alju!

In English:
Why are there so many ants here? Your candy is drawing ants!

Paiwan Every Day 140: kuka

tjasanguaq a pinaquzip ni vuvu a vavayan a kuka. 

In English:
The chicken Grandmom fed or raised are more delicious.

Paiwan Every Day 139: qayqayam

mekedrianga a qayqayam tucu. 

In English: 
The number of birds has become smaller now.

Paiwan Every Day 138: qaqudrui

nu kaljaculjuan, liav aravac a qaqudrui i ta pana. 

In English:
In summer, there are a lot of dragonflies in the river.

Paiwan Every Day 137: tjainan

pualju a tjainan. 

In English: 
Bees make honey.

Paiwan Every Day 136: kucu, lalangaw

kasicuaian liav a kucu katua lalangaw i ta qinaljan. 

In English:
In the past, there were many lice and flies in the village.

Paiwan Every Day 135: cacarak, cacagalj

keman ta cacarak a cacagalj. 

In English:
Spiders eat mosquitos.

Paiwan Every Day 134: qauzung

tjala marekutj aken tua qauzung. 

In English:
I fear cockroaches the most.

Paiwan Every Day 133: vavui, takec, venan, sizi

cinunan nuaya mavan a namalapanga tua vavui, takec, venan katua sizi. 

In English:
The so-called hunter refers to him who has caught wild boar, muntjac, sambar, and goat.

Paiwan Every Day 132: dridri

tjengelay tiamen a pacun tua vuteqiteqilj a dridri.

In English:
We enjoy watching that white pig.

Paiwan Every Day 131: qatjuvitjuvi

verican azua quljaluljalu a qatjuvitjuvi. 

In English:
Throw away those purpole worms.

Paiwan Every Day 130: qatjuvi

masan liavliav a mareka a qatjuvi. 

In English:
There are many types of snake.

Paiwan Every Day 129: ngiyaw

nima a zua vucelacelai a ngiyaw?

In English: 
Who's the owner of that white cat?

Paiwan Every Day 128: vatu

saigu aravac a qemaljup a icu a vatu. 

In English:
This dog is very good at hunting.

Paiwan Every Day 127: ljequ

izua a ku ljequ a ita. 

quraburabu a ku ljequ. 

tjengelai aravac aken ta ku ljequ. 

In English:
I have an owl. My owl is brown. I live my owl very much.

Paiwan Every Day 126: pucawan

liav a pucawan i ta gadu. 

a ku qudjidjidjidjilj a djilj ni pucawan?

In English:
There are many monkeys in the mountains. Why is the monkey's buttocks red?

Paiwan Every Day 125: lava

maqati a miperper a lava. 

In English:
Flying squirrels can fly.

Paiwan Every Day 124: qubequb

liav aravac a qubequb a kivangavangavang i ta veljeluan tua nia qinaljan. 

In English:
There are a lot of frogs playing in the stream of  our village.

Paiwan Every Day 123: kalidrungudrungulj

liav a kalidrungudrungulj a miperperper i ta puhanan. 

In English: 
There are many butterflies flying in the garden.

Paiwan Every Day 122: tjevetjeveng

tjevetjeveng a icu a kadjunangan imaza.

In English:

The earth here is damp.

Paiwan Every Day 121: metad

a lapu tua nametad a itung.

In English:

Go get the dry clothes.

Paiwan Every Day 120: macam

a icu a silji izua macam, izua ini.

In English:
This pepper, some are spicy, some not.

Paiwan Every Day 119: qadiadid

qadiadid aravac a zua cemel.

In English:
That medicine is quite bitter.

Paiwan Every Day 118: malum, qaljemeqem

qaljemeqem a malum a valjetjuk. 

In English: 
Ripe citrus is sweet.

Paiwan Every Day 117: matjaq, qaljeceqec

qaljeceqec aravac a matjaq a kamaya. 

In English:
Unripe mongo is sour.

Paiwan Every Day 116: sadjelung, saceqalj

sadjelung a zua qaciljai, saceqalj a zua vudas. 

In English: 
That rock is heavy, that sand is light.

Paiwan Every Day 115: namacingki

namacingki aravac a nia kakesan. 

In English: 
Our kitchen is very clean.

Paiwan Every Day 114: kungai

a ku izua kungai i maza?

In English:
Why is this place dirty?

Paiwan Every Day 113: cug

cug aravac a sasiq a karakuda. 

In English:
Ants are very diligent in their work.

Paiwan Every Day 112: macelaqut

maya macelaqut a semupu. 

In English:
Do not be too lazy to read.

Paiwan Every Day 111: riljay, qaluman

riljay ti muakai, sa qaluman ti dremedreman. 

In English:
muakai is skinny, and dremedreman is chubby.

Paiwan Every Day 110: kedri

kedri a zaljum na pana nu kaljauraman. 

In English:
The water of the river is low in fall.

Paiwan Every Day 109: kudral, qaca

kudral a kasiw i gadu, qaca a zaljum i pana. 

In English: 
Trees in the mountains are tall, water in the river is high.

Paiwan Every Day 108: drikidrikitj

ljakua, drikidrikitj a ku kula.

In English:
But my legs are short (I am short).

Paiwan Every Day 107: ladruadruq

ladruadruq a quvalj nimadju. 

In English:
His hair is long. [He has long hair.]

Paiwan Every Day 106: qudjidjilj

Thanks to mom. She likes my Nissan Tiida as much as I do!

qudjidjilj a ku paliling.

In English:

My car is red.

Paiwan Every Day 105: qulivalivai

qulivalivai a gadu nu ripasa kaljauraman.

In English:
The hills become yellow when it’s close to fall.

Paiwan Every Day 104: vucelai

To continue with yesterday, I also hear the following a lot:

vucelai aravac a su aljis.

In English:
Your teeth are so white.

Paiwan Every Day 103: qucengel

I used to hear this a lot. Now I just smile.

a ku sun a qucengel aravac?

In English:
Why are you so dark?

Paiwan Every Day 102: supisupilanga

supisupilanga a icu a ku umaq.

In English:
My house is old.

Paiwan Every Day 101: vaquan

vaquan a icu a ku itung.

In English:
This is my new clothes.

Paiwan Every Day 100: navalj

ti saljen azua i tjainavalj tjai kui.

In English:
The girl to the right of kui is saljen.

Paiwan Every Day 99: vililj

tima azua i tjaivililj tjanusun? 

In English:
Who is that person on your left?

Paiwan Every Day 98: taladj

tima nataqedj i taladj ta icu a lala?

In English:
Who slept in the cave?

Paiwan Every Day 97: casaw

i casaw tiamadju a kivangavang.

In English:
They are playing outside.

Paiwan Every Day 96: likuz

i likuz tjauaken ti kina. 

In English:
Mom walks behind me.

Paiwan Every Day 95: qayaw

i tjai qayaw tjanusun a su risaris. 

In English:
Your sieve is in front of you.

Paiwan Every Day 94: teku

teku aicu a qaqumain i maza. 

In English: 
This farmland here is low.

Paiwan Every Day 93: vavaw

pitju a lava i vavaw tua kasiw. 

In English:
There are seven flying squirrels on the tree.

Paiwan Every Day 92: cadja

cadja aravac a djalan a sisa kavulungan. 

In English:
The road to Mount kavulungan is far.

Paiwan Every Day 91: dungdung

dungdung a ljavek a kemasi tua nia qinaljan. 

In English: 
The sea is close to our village.

Paiwan Every Day 90: kaledep

maledep a qadaw a pasa kaledep. 

In English:
The sun sets in the west.

Paiwan Every Day 89: kacedas

i pasa kacedas a qinaljan nia kui.

In English:
kui's village is in the east.

Paiwan Every Day 88: navalj

tiamen a sepaiwan naseqaqusa i tjai navalj tua taiwan. 

In English:
We Paiwan live in the south of Taiwan.

Paiwan Every Day 87: vililj

i tjai vililj tjai taiwan a ripun. 

In English:
Japan is in the north of Taiwan.

Paiwan Every Day 86: sepurpur

And this is very true. 

sepurpur tua sengsengan sakamaya timadju. 

In English:
He's always occupied with work.

Paiwan Every Day 85: kuya // nakuya

This is very sad. 

nakuya a semanpalak tua zuma, 

nakuya a marepaselapai itjen. 

In English:
Do not hurt others.
Do not abuse our own.