Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 550: leva // maleva

maleva aravac tiaken ka pacun tjanumun a mapuljat. 

Free translation
I feel very happy to see all of you. 

Word gloss
  1. ma-leva: happy. The root is leva 'joy'. 
  2. aravac: very
  3. ti-aken: I, 1st person SIN NOM
  4. ka: inchoative marker
  5. pa-cun: watch, see. The root is cun 'see'. 
  6. tjanumun: you, OBL
  7. a: LIG
  8. ma-puljat: all, everyone
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