Thursday, October 28, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 600: det // tjadedet

tjadedet a paqulid a nu pinarecunguljanan. 

Free translation
Your blood relation is really closer. [You are really closer in blood relation.]

Word gloss
  1. tja-de-det: closer. tja- 'comparative case'; the root is det 'near, close, proximity'. 
  2. a: LIG
  3. paqulid: really, indeed
  4. nu: your, 2nd person PL GEN
  5. pinare-cunguljan-an: blood relation. The root is cunguljan 'relatiive'. This is a near synonym with pinarekakakakakan in Paiwan Every Day 598. 
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary tjadedet

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