Monday, August 9, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 520: -anan

-anan 'still, yet' (Ferrell, p. 58)

mayanan. 
nekanan. 
izuanan. 


Free translation:
Not yet. 
Not yet. 
(Something) is still available. 

Word gloss: 
  1. may(a)-anan: do not yet, as prohibition, advise against doing something, followed by a verb. 
  2. nek(a)-anan: do not have yet, as denial of existence of objects, followed by a noun. 
  3. izu(a)-anan: there is still, as confirmation of existence of objects, followed by a noun
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary mayanan, nekanan, and izuanan. These three words can totally stand alone without attachment. 

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