masan liavliav a mareka a qatjuvi.
In English:
There are many types of snake.
Glossary:
- masan: a root word, must come before a numeral or number-related vocabulary, indicates "which one", "which number"
- lialiav: the root is "liav" (many). [lia-liav] means a lot of; reduplication in Paiwan indicates stress or emphasis.
- a: case marker for the nominative or subject
- mareka: the root is "-reka" (each, every). [ma-reka] means everyone, each one.
- a: ligature
- qatjuvi: snake
Reading:
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