Paiwan Every Day 264: qutju // qemutju

nu qemutju sun i qayaw ta ramaljemaljeng, veliu ta vava. 

In English: 

If you fart in front of elders, you must buy wine. 

Glossary: 

1. nu: if or when
2. q<em>utju: fart. The root is qutju 'buttocks'. I often heard qutjutju when I was young. A synonym is djilj. 
3. sun: you, 2nd person singular nominative
4. i: in or at, locative (LOC)
5. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
6. ra-malje-maljeng: elders. The root is ramaljeng. Reduplication (RED) indicates plural. 
7. veli-u: you buy, imperative (IMP). The root is veli 'buy'. 
8. vava: wine, alcohol

Reading: 

From conversation with kina naluku. 

It is impolite or a palisi 'taboo' to fart before elders. If you do so even unintentionally, you must bring wine or perhaps betel nuts to please the elders and apologize.