Saturday, July 11, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 126: pucawan

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:
  1. liav: many, a lot/slew of
  2. a: case marker for the nominative or subject
  3. pucawan (drail): monkey
  4. i: in or at
  5. ta (tua): case marker for the oblique
  6. gadu: mountain, hill
  7. a: ligature
  8. ku: why
  9. qudjidjidjidjilj: the root is "qudjidjilj" (red). Reduplication indicates stress or emphasis. 
  10. a: case marker for the nominative or subject
  11. djilj: buttocks, the rear end
  12. ni: of
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