Thursday, April 1, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 390: quma // qemuma

kisamuljau a qemuma tua paketjaw. 

In English
Work hard to plant peanuts. 

Glossary
  1. ki-samulja-u: work hard, as a request to the listener. The root is samulja 'envy'; -u 'imperative ending'. 
  2. a: ligature (LIG)
  3. q<em>uma: plant or cultivate, actor voice (AV). The root is quma 'field, farm'. 
  4. tua: oblique (OBL) case marker
  5. paketjaw: peanuts. A synonym is sutjaw
Reading

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary qemuma

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