Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan. 

Free translation:
Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needles. 

Word gloss
  1. pai: discourse filler, indicating a new topic
  2. ki-nemnem-anga: decided or thought of, actor focus
  3. tiamadju: they, 3rd person PL NOM
  4. tu: complementizer
  5. k<em>acu: bring, actor focus
  6. tua: OBL
  7. ljigim: sewing needles or box of sewing needles
  8. nua: of, GEN
  9. kakinan: mothers
Voice file

From klokah.org 'Taiwan-Austronesian Indigenous Words and Narrations' marekaka a uqaljaqaljai (Brothers). 

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Paiwan Every Day 668: pai

pai, kinemnemanga tiamadju tu kemacu tua ljigim nua kakinan.   Free translation : Now, they decided to take their mother's sewing needle...