Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 151: vutj

neka nu ku inalap, amin a drusa vutj. 

In English:
I didn't catch nothing, just two squirrels.

Glossary: 
  1. nekanu (neka nu): not, none, there is no...
  2. nu: I don't know how to explain it here. it can mean if/when or your. 
  3. inalap: the root is "lap-" (take, replace, get). [in-a-lap] means to be taken or to be caught; in- or -in- makes the verb passive in Paiwan. 
  4. ku: my; literally, nekanu kuinalap can be translated as 'my catch is zero or nil'. 
  5. amin: only
  6. a: ligature
  7. drusa: two
  8. vutj: squirrel, squirrels
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