Monday, December 21, 2020

Paiwan Every Day 289: ljakev // paljakev

paljakev a kinkina kuka tua kiakiav nu izua kuwa. 

In English: 
When there is an egale, Mother hen protects the chick. 

Glossary
  1. pa-ljakev: take care of or protect. pa- 'to cause to be'; the root is ljakev 'protect'. 
  2. a: subject case marker
  3. kina-kina: mother in reduplication (RED) 
  4. kuka: chicken
  5. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  6. kia-kiav: chick in reduplication (RED)
  7. nu: if or when
  8. izua: there is
  9. a: ligature (LIG)
  10. kuwa: eagle
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