Friday, March 19, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 377: kan // makan

aicu a kinsan ta udung imaza makan aravac. 

In English
The noodles cooked here is very delicious. 

Glossary
  1. a-icu: this. a- 'subject case marker for commun nouns'; the root is icu 'this'. 
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. k<in>sa-(a)n: being cooked, undergoer voice (UV). The root is kesa 'cook'. 
  4. ta: oblique (OBL) case marker
  5. udung: noodles, loanword from Japanese うどん. 
  6. i-maza: here. i- 'in or at, locative (LOC)'; the root is maza 'here'. 
  7. ma-kan: tasty or delicious. ma- 'be in the condition of'; the root is kan 'eat'. In southern Paiwan, we say sanguaq more often. 
  8. aravac: very, quite
Reading

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary makan. 

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