Thursday, May 28, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 82: dravadrava

a ku salasaladj a kivangavangavang mavan a ku dravadrava.

In English:
Those who I have fun with are my best friends.

Glossary:
  1. a: case marker, nominative
  2. ku: first person singular possessive my
  3. a: ligature
  4. kivangavangavang: the root is “vangavang” (child play). [ki-vanga-vangavang] means to have fun together. 
  5. mavan: equivalent to
  6. dravadrava: the root is “drava” (female friends). [drava-drava] indicates plural. 
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