Monday, July 27, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 142: ljuang

uagu tua ljuang i ta pana a kakedrian. 

In English: 
Kids are herding the cattle by the river.

Glossary: 
  1. uagu: to herd or let the cattle graze
  2. tua (ta): case marker for the oblique object or beneficiary
  3. ljuang: cow, cattle; gung, a borrowing from Taiwanese, is also used. 
  4. i: in or at
  5. ta (tua): case marker for the oblique object or beneficiary
  6. a: case marker for the nominative subject
  7. kakedrian: kid, kids
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