Paiwan Every Day 454: kuda // tjakudain

tjakudain a tisun a tjenglay. 

Free translation: 

What can we do since you choose so. 

Word gloss: 

1. tja-kuda-in: what can we do or what to do. Literally, it means our doing in UV. tja- 'our, 1st person plural GEN prolitic'; the root is kuda 'work, what'. 
2. a: LIG connecting clause
3. ti-sun: you, 2nd person singular NOM
4. a: LIG for verb
5. tjenglay: like or prefer or choose

Voice file: 

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary tjakudain. 

Or tjakudain nu seljekuya itjen 'What can we do since it's our own bad luck?'. Haha. Nothing. Just laugh it away, put it behind, and move on.