Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 81: meljaianga

nu meljaianga a qudjalj, 
maqati aken a vaik a sema taihuku a kivangavang. 

In English:
If rain stops, I can go to Taipei to play.

Glossary:
  1. nu: if
  2. meljaianga: the root is "meljai" (stop, especially for rain and wind). [maljai-anga] means to stop, perfect tense. -anga indicates a perfect tense. 
  3. a: case marker, nominative
  4. qudjalj: rain
  5. maqati: can, be able to
  6. aken: first person singular nominative I
  7. a: ligature
  8. vaik: go
  9. sema: the root is "sa" (to). [s-em-a] means to go to, actor voice. 
  10. taihuku: Taipei
  11. kivangavang: the root is "vangavang" (toy, play). [ki-vangavang] means to play, to have fun. 
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