Monday, July 6, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 121: metad

a lapu tua nametad a itung.

In English:
Go get the dry clothes.

Glossary:
  1. a: ligature (?)
  2. lapu: the root is “lap” (take, replace). [lap-u] means to tell someone to take  or get something. -u makes an imperative.
  3. tua: case marker for the oblique.
  4. nametad: the root is “-tad-”(dry). [na-me-tad] means to have become dry.
  5. a: ligature
  6. itung: clothes
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