Paiwan Every Day 463: kuda // mikemudan

inika nanguaq a mikemudan itjen. 

Free translation: 

It's not good to boast about ourselves. 

Word gloss: 

1. inika: not, NEG
2. na-nguaq: good or well. The root is nguaq 'good, well'. 
3. a: LIG
4. mi-k<em>ud(a)-an: to boast about or to act arrogant. 
5. itjen: we, 1st person plural NOM INCL

Voice file:

From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary mikemudan. 

In southern Paiwan, the same word becomes misakemudan. I often hear elders use misaiguan 'to act or be smart or to be proud'.