Friday, May 8, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 62: ari a mapuljat senasenai

ari a mapuljat senasenai, 
ari a mapuljat zianziani. 
ari a mapuljat kivangavangi, 
ari a mapuljat ljakaljakai. 

In English:
Let's sing. 
Let all of us dance. 
Everybody, come play. 
Come, everybody, let's play swing.

Glossary
  1. ari: come, go, an invitation
  2. a: phrase marker connecting with the next word, often used
  3. mapuljat: everyone, all
  4. senasenai: the root is "senai" (song, lyrics). [sena-sena-i] means to sing; -i makes an imperative voice, inclusive. the root ends with 'i', so the second 'i' is ommitted. 
  5. zianziani: the root is "zian" (dance). [zian-zian-i] means to dance; -i makes an imperative voice, inclusive. 
  6. kivangavangi: the root is "vangavang" (play). [ki-vangavanga-i] means to play; -i makes an imperative voice, inclusive. 
  7. ljakaljakai: the root is "ljakai" (swing). [ljaka-ljaka-i] means to play swing; -i makes an imperative, inclusive. the root ends with 'i', so the second 'i' is ommitted. 
Singing:

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