Paiwan Every Day 467: nasi

nekanga nu tjapazangal tua tjanasi. 

Free translation:

Nothing is more valuable than our life. 

Word gloss: 

1. nek(a)-anga: nothing, no more. The root is neka 'no, not'; -anga 'COS'. 
2. nu: COMP
3. tja-pa-zangal: more important or valuable. tja- 'comparative, prefix'; pa- 'to cause to be'; the root is zangal 'value, importance'. 
4. tua: OBL
5. tja-nasi: our life, our breath. tja- 'our, 1st person plural GEN, prolitic'; the main word is nasi 'life'. 

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From CIP Online Paiwan Dictionary nasi.