Paiwan Every Day 238: inu // semainu

semainu sun?

In English: 

Where are you going?

Paiwan Every Day 237: qadav // kinaqadavan

namakuda a kinaqadavan tucu a qadaw?

In English: 

How's the weather today?

Paiwan Every Day 236: rukurukung

nu vaik itjen ta gadu, kacui ta rukurukung a ikasiw. 

In English: 

When we go to the mountains, bring the sickle to chop down trees. 

Paiwan Every Day 235: viyar, ljuyljuy

i vavavavaw ta kasiw a viyar, 

ljakua i tekuteku ta namacemu a kasiw a ljuyljuy. 

In English: 

viyar sit on the upper part of on the tree, but ljuyljuy sit on the lower part of rotten trees. 

Paiwan Every Day 234: palisi // palisian

namasanliawliaw a palisian nua paiwan. 

In English:

Paiwan people have many rituals. 

Paiwan Every Day 233: mumalj // pamumalj

iniamakuda, pamumaljanga nu tjaivililj. 

In English: 

It's all right; try again next time. 

Paiwan Every Day 232: cekelj // pinicekelj

namakuda a su pinicekelj?

In English: 

How is it with your family?

Kivala Ep 19 - Podcast Interview

 Kivala Ep 19

Kivala ‘Let's Have Fun!’A podcast program produced by two girl friends in Taiwan, Saiviq and Ubi. 

Their aim with Kivala is to raise listeners' awareness to indigenous life in contemporary Taiwan through conversations with friends from all walks of life about indigenous peoples. 

These two girls invited me to talk about my career experience as CEO or Manager in several different organizations, and we had a very very fun chat! So full of laughters! 

It was such a happy Kivala afternoon. Thank you, girls! Love you! 

Our chat is in Chinese. 

Paiwan Every Day 231: cikel // tjaucikel

liav aravac a tjaucikel ni vuvu a patjara tjakakudanan nua paiwan kasicuayan. 

In English: 

Grandma has a lot of stories about our Paiwan culture and customs in the past. 

Paiwan Every Day 230: za // kaimazanga

kacalisian aya itjen a paiwan tua kaimazanga a mareka caucau. 

Paiwan Every Day 229: kadjunangan

aicu a kadjunangan namasan zaisang nua paiwan. 

In English:

This (so-called) land is the property of Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 228: pairang, gaisiyudjing

pairang aya itjen a paiwan tua kasusu nua gaisiyudjing. 

In English: 

We Paiwan call Minnan the relatives of Chinese mainlanders.  

Paiwan Every Day 227: qili // miqaqili

neka nu miqaqili tua zian nua paiwan. 

In English:

There is no swaying hips in the dance of Paiwan. 

Paiwan Every Day 226: qacai

nu cemulju itjen tua qacang nu masudjusudju, 

tja sivai tua mamazangiljan a qacai. 

In English: 

When we slaughter a pig at wedding, liver is what we offer to the chief. 

Paiwan Every Day 225: vicuka

kuliu: makuda sun, idis? 

idis: saqetju a ku vicuka.

In English:

kuliu: What happened, idis?

idis: My stomach hurts.

Paiwan Every Day 224: qavuvung

nu semekez a tja qavuvung, macai itjen a pakazuazua. 

In English: 

If our heart stops, we will die immediately. 

Paiwan Every Day 223: va

nakuya tjemamaku aravac, maljekuya tjava. 

In English: 

Do not smoke too much; our lungs will get sick. 

Paiwan Every Day 222: saladj // kipusaladj

tjengelay aken a kipusaladj tjanusun. 

In English: 

I like to keep you company. 

Paiwan Every Day 221: djamuq

aku djamudjamuqan a su itung?

In English: 

Why is your clothes stained all over with blood?

Paiwan Every Day 220: qaljic

vucelaicelai a qaljic nimadju. 

In English: 

Her skin is white. 

Paiwan Every Day 219: maca

nguanguaq aravac a ku maca. 

In English: 

My eyes are very pretty. 

Paiwan Every Day 218: kinacavacavan

nakuya a pacalivat ta masengseng, mangilu a tjakinacavacavan. 

In English:

Do not overwork, our body will get tied. 

Paiwan Every Day 217: lingav // pulingav

"pulingalingav itjen ta zua su kai, ljakua ika tjen na'ivu'ivu maitazua."  

In English: 

"We understand what you are saying, but we didn't talk like that."

Paiwan Every Day 216: tutu

aicu a tutu nua kina maru sicevudanga nua nasi na qunuqunu. 

In English: 

These breasts of a mother are like the spring of life of an infant. 

Paiwan Every Day 215: susu // kasusu

nia kasusu a zua mamazangiljan i padain. 

In English: 

Our relative is that chief at padain. 

Paiwan Every Day 214: kaka // marekakakaka

nananguaqan aravac a ku marekakakaka. 

In English: 

My cousins are very kind people. 

Paiwan Every Day 213: umuq

izua umuq i tua su kula. sau vaiku a kipucemel. 

In English: 

There is a pustule on your leg. Go see a doctor. 

kalipang / Abao (aka aljengljeng)

 kalipang

kina au, kama au

inuan a zua a ku kalipang?

kina au, kama au

inuan a zua a ku hankaci?

uri susikudain?

uri kusitjuapen a zua a ku kinatjengelayan. 

'nakuya a tjengelay a pa’ateleng,' aya ti kina. 

Mom, Dad

Where is my bamboo leaf hat?

Mom, Dad

Where is my handkerchief?

What do you want to to with it?

I am giving it to the one I like. 

"Do not give away your love casually," says Mom. 

😃 This is a perfect match of Paiwan language and electronic music. Abao does not pronounce 'k' (kina-ina) and 'u' (azua - aza) in her Paiwan; the ligature 'a' is also missing as in real conversations it doesn't get spelt out. I love the song and the message from Mom. nakuya a paqeteleng. ui angata!

Paiwan Every Day 212: vengeq

izua vengeq i ta ku ngudjus. 

In English: 

There is snot in my nose.

Paiwan Every Day 211: vurasi

namasanpazangal a lami a vurasi. 

In English: 

Sweet potato is important stable food. 

Paiwan Every Day 210: djameq // nadjemameq

nadjemameq ti abao tua sacemel a drusa. 

In English: 

abao has got  two 'games'. 

Paiwan Every Day 209: qacang

namasanpazangal aravac a qacang i ta papucekecekelj. 

In English:

Pig is very important in the wedding. 

Paiwan Every Day 208: vusam

veliuanga tua vusam nua ljaceng. 

In English:

Buy the seeds of vegetables.