Paiwan Every Day 497: alji // samalji

akuken a samalji tua su sikudan. 

Free translation:

I am surprised at your behaviour. 

Word gloss:

1. aku: why
2. ken: I, clitic, from aken
3. a: LIG
4. sa-ma-(a)lji: feel surprised. The root is alji 'undefined' (Ferrell, p. 55). 
5. tua: OBL
6. su: your, 2nd person singular GEN
7. si-kuda-(a)n: behavior, deed, doing. The root is kuda 'work, regulation'. 

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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary samalji.