Paiwan Every Day 339: sevalit // sevalitan

nu izua nasaqetju i tjumaq, palisi ti vuvu a vavayan tua tjasevalitan. 

In English:

When there is a sick one at home, Grandma prays to our ancestors. 

Glossary: 

1. nu: if or when
2. izua: there is
3. na-saqetju: one who got sick
4. i: in or at, locative (LOC)
5. tjumaq: house or home
6. palisi: to pray or workship
7. ti: subject case marker for specific person
8. vuvu a vavayan: Grandmother. vuvu 'elder'; a 'ligature (LIG)'; vavayan 'woman'. 
9. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
10. tja-sevalit-an: our ancestors. tja- 'our, 1st person plural genitive (GEN)', bound; sevalit-an 'ancestor' (root sevalit 'change, replace'). 

Reading: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary palisi.