Thursday, July 16, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 131: qatjuvitjuvi

verican azua quljaluljalu a qatjuvitjuvi. 

In English:
Throw away those purpole worms.

Glossary: 
  1. veric-an: throw away. The root is veric 'throw away'; -an is an imperative ending. 
  2. a-zua: that. a 'subject case marker'; the root is zua 'that, those'. 
  3. quljaluljalu: purple
  4. a: ligature
  5. qatjuvitjuvi: worm. qatjuvi means 'snake'; when in reduplication (RED), it means worm. 
Reading: 

No comments:

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...