Sunday, May 31, 2020

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.

Glossary: 
  1. na-kuya: bad or ill. The root is kuya 'bad, ill, dissatisfaction'. 
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. seman-palak: break down or hurt. The root is palak 'damage, destruction'.  
  4. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker 
  5. zuma: others
  6. mare-pa-se-lapai: abuse one another. The root is lapai 'abuse, oppress'. 
  7. itjen: us, inclusive (INCL)
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