Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 326: ari

ari vaiki a sema gadu a qemaljup. 

In English: 
Come, let's go to the mountain to hunt. 

Glossary
  1. ari: let's go, invitation.  
  2. vaik-i: let's go, imperative. The root is vaik 'go'; -i 'imperative ending requesting action from both the one speaks and the one listens'. 
  3. a: ligature (LIG)
  4. s<em>a: go to or towards, actor voice (AV). 
  5. gadu: mountain
  6. a: LIG
  7. q<em>aljup: hunt, AV. The root is qaljup 'hunt, hunting ground'. 
Reading

This is Paiwan invitation for action.  

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