Sunday, May 23, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 442: sekez // sekezan

pai, maya kipaqadilj, sekezan a palamu. 

Free translation
Hey, do not force too hard, rest a while. 

Word gloss
  1. pai: vocative for a number of different meanings depending upon the context
  2. maya: do not, a request or an advice
  3. ki-pa-qadilj: to force or work too hard. The root is qadilj 'endure'. 
  4. sekez-an: rest
  5. a: LIG 
  6. pa-lamu: for a while. The root is lamu 'briefly, a shor while'. 
Voice file

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary sekezan or kipaqadilj

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