Thursday, July 1, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 481: a

kemakan  a aljak. 

Free translation
The kid is eating. 

Word gloss
  1. k<em>a-kan: eating, AV. The root is kan 'eat'. 
  2. a: subject case marker. RF (1982) defined, 'equational construction marker for noun phrase'. 
  3. aljak: kid, child
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From Raleigh Ferrell Paiwan Dictionary (1982). 

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