Monday, March 1, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 359: sengseng // kakasengsengan

aicu a paljaqic avan a kakasengsengan a seman langalj. 

In English:
This farges evodia fruit is the principal [wood] material used to make a linking cup. 

Glossary
  1. a-icu: this
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. paljaqic: farges evodia fruit, a species of tree
  4. avan: is
  5. a: subject case marker
  6. ka-ka-sengseng-an: the material to be used for.... The root is sengseng 'make, manufacture'. Perhaps the word is formed first as ka-sengseng (ka- 'inchoative marker that shows the beginning of a process') and second as ka-kasengseng-an (ka...an indicates 'main, principal'). 
  7. a: LIG
  8. s<em>an: make, actor voice (AV)
  9. langalj: linking cup, a traditional cup used in reception or wedding.  
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