Saturday, September 19, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 196: kinaqadavan

lima a inaqadavan a tja masalut. 

In English
Our festival runs for five days. 

Glossary:
  1. lima: five, hand
  2. a: ligature
  3. ki-na-qadav-an: number of day.
    • the root qadav or qadaw 'day, sun' is preferred in other dialects. 
    • ki- 'to be owning, bearing' 
    • na- 'stative (for inherent property of person or event)
    • an- 'abstract state nominalization'
  4. a: nominative phrase marker for common specific noun
  5. tja: our, first person plural possessive
  6. masalut: festival, ritual, ceremony
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