Paiwan Every Day 506: alay / kala

maretimaljimaljianga a quljaw na alay tucu. 

Free translation:

Nowadays threads have different colors. [Literally: Now the color of threads is already different.]

Word gloss: 

1. mare-ti-malji-malji-anga: to have become different. The root is malji 'different, special' in RED; -anga 'COS'. 
2. a: subject case marker
3. quljaw: color
4. na: of, GEN
5. alay or kala: thin thread
6. tucu: now, at present

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