namadjuq a ku ljinay i qaqeregan.
Free translation:
My umbrella was left in the room.
Word gloss:
- na-ma-(a)adjuq: to have been left behind. na- 'PRF'; ma- 'to be in the condition of'; the root is adjuq 'leave thing behind'. The word is in Ferrrel (1982); he documented 5 derivational words from adjuq. His examples show vowel cluster, which according to a later study of Paiwan phonology is considered is considered ineligible.A reason for more research.
- a: subject case marker
- ku: my, 1st person singular GEN
- ljinay: umbrella. A synonym kausua, loanword from Minnan, is also used.
- qaqerengan: bedroom
Voice file:
From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982).
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