Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 249: zululj // zemululj

vaik aken a sema yucy a zemululj ta valjitjuq. 

In English:
I am going to the post office to deposit money. 

Glossary: 
  1. vaik: go. 
  2. aken: I, 1st person singular nominative
  3. a: ligature (LIG)
  4. s<em>a: go to, actor voice (AV).  The root is sa
  5. yucy: post office, loanword from Chinese 郵局 yóu jú. 
  6. a: ligature (LIG)
  7. z<em>ululj: deposit or save, actor voice (AV). The root is zululj'to add upon'. 
  8. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
  9. valjitjuq: money. paisu is another commonly used word. 
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