liav a pucawan i ta gadu.
a ku qudjidjidjidjilj a djilj ni pucawan?
In English:
There are many monkeys in the mountains. Why is the monkey's buttocks red?
Glossary:
- liav: many, a lot/slew of
- a: case marker for the nominative or subject
- pucawan (drail): monkey
- i: in or at
- ta (tua): case marker for the oblique
- gadu: mountain, hill
- a: ligature
- ku: why
- qudjidjidjidjilj: the root is "qudjidjilj" (red). Reduplication indicates stress or emphasis.
- a: case marker for the nominative or subject
- djilj: buttocks, the rear end
- ni: of
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