Thursday, March 18, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 376: kan // sikakan

sikakan aicu a kizing katua qecap. 

In English
These spoon and chopsticks are used for eating. 

Glossary
  1. si-ka-kan: to use for eating. si- 'instrument focus marker'; ka- 'inchoative marker'; the root is kan 'eat'. 
  2. a-icu: this, these
  3. a: ligature (LIG)
  4. kizing: spoon
  5. katua: and
  6. qecap: chopsticks
Reading

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sikakan.

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