Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 430: kinacugan a kai

a vencaveca a kai, madjulu a djumaken. 

Free translation: 
Lies easily give away. 

[Meaning: Be honest. ]

Word gloss
  1. a: subject case marker
  2. v<en>(e)ca-veca: lying. The root is veca 'dishonest, lying'. 
  3. a: LIG
  4. kai: word
  5. ma-djulu: is easy to, AV. The root is djulu 'easy'. 
  6. djumaken: ? I cannot find this word. sinsi kalekes's translation is like to be found out or give away. 
Voice file

From the class of sinsi kalekes

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