Saturday, February 27, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 357: sengseng // masengseng

nu pasuvililj ta cengelj, uri vaik aken a masengseng tua lalingedan. 

In English: 
I will go make the nose-flute in the afternoon. 

Glossary
  1. nu: if or when
  2. pasuvililj ta cengelj: to come after lunch or afternoon. vililj 'behind, after'; ta or tua 'oblique (OBL) case marker'; cengelj 'noon or lunch'. 
  3. uri: will
  4. vaik: go to
  5. aken: I, 1st person singular nominative (NOM)
  6. a: ligature (LIG)
  7. ma-sengseng: to make or manufacture, with agent marker. The root is sengseng 'make, manufacture'. A synonym is s<em>an 'do or make'. 
  8. lalingedan; nose-flute, traditional Paiwan instrument. 
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