Paiwan Every Day 607: dingding / ngaci / luli

nu naqemudjalj, vaik aken a ljemulju tua ngacingaci. 

Free translation: 

If it rains, I will go collecting snails. 

Word gloss: 

1. nu: if or when
2. na-q<em>udjalj: it has rained, AV. na- 'PRF'; the root is qudjalj 'rain'. 
3. vaik: go
4. aken: I, 1st person SIN NOM
5. a: LIG
6. lj<em>ulju: collect or pick up or find, AV. The root is ljulju 'pick up'. 
7. tua: OBL
8. ngaci-ngaci: snails. The root is ngaci, RED implies plural, synonymous with luli and dingding. 

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