maya ljiadet tua sapui, maculjusun.
Free translation:
Do not go near the fire, you will be burnt.
Word gloss:
- maya: do not, prohibitive
- ljia-det: get near. The root is det 'proximity, nearness'.
- tua: OBL
- sapui: fire
- ma-culju-sun: to get warm or burnt. The root is culju 'heat, warmth'; -sun 'you, 2nd person SIN, postclitic'.
Voice file:
From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982) and ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary ljiadet.
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