Thursday, August 6, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 152: qavutjar, vavui

anema a su tjaljatjengelaian a keman? 
vutjulj nua qavutjar? vutjulj nua vavui?

In English: 
What is your favorite dish, vole meat or wild boar meat?

Glossary: 
  1. anema: what
  2. a: case marker for the nominative subject
  3. su: your
  4. tjaljatjengelaian: the root is "tjengelai" (to like). tjalja- is the prefix for superlative, the most; the suffix -an indicates the location of love, favor, or attention.  [tjalja-tjengelai-an] means the most liked something, favorite. 
  5. a: ligature
  6. keman: the root is "kan" (to eat). [k-em-an] means eat, actor voice. 
  7. tua (ta): case marker for the oblique object or beneficiary
  8. vutjulj: meat
  9. nua: of
  10. qavutjar: vole, field-mouse
  11. vavui: wild boar 
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