Friday, September 25, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 202: namakakaizuazua

izua namakaizuazua a qemuzimuzip i pukasivan. 

In English:
There are all kinds of animal in the forest. 

Glossary: 
  1. izua: there is, there are
  2. na-ma-ka-izua-zua: all kinds of. the root is izua 'various kind, there is'; RED (reduplication). 
  3. a: nominative phrase marker for common specific noun
  4. q<em>uzi-quzip: animals. the root is quzip 'to feed, to raise'; RED (reduplication). 
  5. i: in or at, locative preposition
  6. pu-kasiv-an: forest. pu- 'to bear/own somthing'; the root is kasiv 'wood, tree'; -an 'locative proclitic'. 
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