Monday, March 29, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 387: quma // kiqinuman

uri kiqinuman amen tua djulis tucu a qiljas. 

In English: 
We will harvest red quinoa this month. 

Glossary
  1. uri: will or be going to, future. 
  2. ki-q<in>uma-(a)n: to harvest farm produce, actor voice (AV). ki- 'to get or obtain'; q<in>uma-(a)n 'that is produced in the field or farm produce'; the root is quma 'field, farm'. vavua is more used in Southern Paiwan when referring to farm. 
  3. amen: we, 1st person plural nominative (NOM) exclusive
  4. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  5. djulis: red quinoa
  6. tucu a qiljas: this month. qiljas 'moon'. 
Reading

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary kiqinuman

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