Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 459: kuda // kitjukuda

maya kinemenem tua kitjukuda tua su cekelj. 

Free translation
Do not think of leaving your spouse. 

Word gloss
  1. maya: do not
  2. ki-nemenem: think or or plan. The root is nemnem 'think, plan'. 
  3. tua: OBL
  4. kitju-kuda: divorce or departure from. ki-tju- 'to do or use separately'; the root is kuda 'what'. The word becomes a noun through nominalization; a synonym is kitjuvaday
  5. tua: OBL
  6. su: your, 2nd person singular GEN
  7. cekelj: spouse, husband, wife
Voice file

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary kitjukuda

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