Word of the day - khùn-thân-khī

khùn-thân-khī
turn sideways (while laying down)

A friend who used be a nurse told me that she was taught this term in order to instruct patients turn sideways.

I don't really know first two words. (Help!!!!)
The third word probably means tilted, in an angle, sort of.

I need to do more research on this one.





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Word of the day

Iûnn-kak tāu
Okra, one of my favorite vegetable!!
It describes okra is a kind of bean that shapes like a goat corn and it really does!!!

iûnn = goat, sheep
kak = corner, pointy edge.
iûnn-kak = goat horn. (Sheep has horn too?!?)

gû-kak = cow corn.

tāu = beans, peas.

Word of the day

sī-kak gē-su̍t
Visual Art




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Siraya class notes

Siraya language Class Sep. 23rd 2017

class notes

Monday (first day of the week)

(tu) naunamu ki kapta

Tuesday (second of the week)

(tu) ka

Wednesday (third day of the week)

Thursday

question: Mano ka munha kaw(ta imhu) ki Siraya? (what day of a week do you study Siraya?)

Mano ka munha ta imhu ki Siraya? 

mano = when

answer: 

a. Tu ka papitu ki kapta.

b. Mumha ta ti yaw ki Siraya tu ka papitu ki kapta.

   or Nimumha ta ti yaw ki Siraya tu ka papitu ki kapta.

   or Nimumha ko ki Siraya tu ka papitu ki kapta.

c. wagiwagi. (everyday)

d. tu 15:00

e. Tu hinit (today)

f. Tu wagi ka ata. (Tu wagi k’ata)

January (the beginning month)

(tu) naunamu ki vural

February (second month)

(tu) ka raruha ki vural

last week

awug ki sat ki kapta.

paranag ka maflag.

big tree (tree ka big)

kaawlung ka using

little people (people ka small)

halibangbang ka mamutirag

beautiful butterfly (butterfly ka beautiful)

oni ka maanig

beautiful sound.

maanig = abstract beautiful.

In Siraya language, a verb or adj is usually placed at the beginning of the sentence as the most important.

booklet no. 7

page4

Vungo ka pagdumdum = a brain that thinks.

Pagdumdum ka mungo = thinking brain.

page6

ilingig - hear, heard

milingig = hear, listen

page12

munonang

walk

mnononang

taking a slow walk

sisium

run

munoang-a = walk!!

sisiuma = Run!! (please run! why don’t you run?)

head = vungo

hair = vukug

face = mula

eyes = mata

nose = gongos

ears = tangira

mouth =  mutus

feet/foot = rapal

hand = rima

body = vual

textbook page 23

mahapul ta halibang ka maiden.

mahapul = soft/tender

this skirt is soft/tender to wear.

Maiden ta ti yaw ki mahapul ta halibang k’ata. (WRONG!!)

I wear this tender skirt.

correct version= Maiden ta ti yaw halibang ka mahapul.

Marurirag ta teni ka halibang.  (WRONG!!)

She wears beautiful skirt. 

correct: Maiden ta teni ki halibang ka mamutirag.

kaliut = 桑椹

hom = 野莓 wildberry

baliw = 雞肉絲菇 - a wild mushroom that only grows after rain on occasions.

mamutirag = beautiful

matadung = ugly

irang = big, grant 大、偉大

maflag = big, grant 大、偉大

maangig = good, nice (for things.)

mamutirag = good, beautiful (for people)

malabang = happy

Malabang Chistmas = merry christmas

school = patawtawugan

elementry school(lowest school) = patawtawugan ka rarim

middle school = patawtawugan ka tukad

high school = patawtawugan ka mahandag

college (highest school) = patawtawugan ka sibavaw

villege 部落 = purug

gathering place 集會所 = kuva

church 教會 = atalagan/ atatalagchang / pakoisasalan

home = talag

garden = raul

bridge = taltal

yard 院子 = papamamagha

market = panag ka pakoisal - kairagan

store = papeylaan

try to use ta, ki, ka, tu to make sentences.

a .Hmawaypatag ta teni ki ngataf ka maflag ki halibangbang tu papeylaan.

she draws big butterfly on the door in market.

hmawaypatag = draw

ngataf = door

maflag = big

papeylaan = market.

b. Mamuy ta ti Mamuina ki pakulalulug ka idang tu purug.

grandma likes to prey loud in viliage.

mamuy = like

mamuina = grandma

pakulalulugen = to be preyed

idang = loud

purug = land, village

c. Mananag ta diu ko ki vato ka using tu raul.

my friend plaies small rocks in the garden.

ko = my (=ta ti yaw)

d. Maraw ta saka ki wagi ka maanig tu pulag ka madalag.

borther looks at beautiful sun in the hot wildfield.

maraw = look

saka = brothers / sisters

wagi = sun

maanig = beautiful

pulag = wild field

madalag = hot (temperature)

e. Smulat ta tamamacit ki susu ka bibig tu halap ka tupal tu pekangiligan.

soldier writes the word of mouth on top of a table in the kitchen.

tamamacit = soldier

bibig = words

halap = above (with contact)

tupal = table, desk

pekangiligan = kitchen

five sample sentences from Hanyu

a. Nimamuy da teni ki rurawka maanig tu awug.

nimamuy = liked (past tense)

rurawka = song

maanig = beautiful (of non-object)

b. Nimurubo ta teni ki glaf aw ka maflag tu iga.

nimurubo = came in

glaf= room

iga = yesturday 

c. Mirip ta ruklaw k’ata tu said ki talag tin ka mabahu’.

this cat eat by his smelly home

mabahu = smelly

said = by, next to

ruklaw k’ata = this cat

ruklaw k’ana = that cat

d. Nihmawaypatag ta viil aw ka matalagkaw ki purug yan tu iag.

my smart sister drew our rurug yesturday

e. Tmabe ta viil tin ki mamuina aw ka mahapug tu madama ki wagi.

his sister greeted the grandma this morning

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Word of the day

pōng thé-tāng
weigh. Take the measurement unit from a scale.

Compare to nîu 量 (nîu thé-tāng)
pōng literally means pound, the unit for weight.
tsı̍t-pōng one pound
gōo-pōng five pound

but using pōng instead of nîu is very authentic way of weighing something/someone on a scale.

nîu is influenced by Chinese usage of taking measure.

hán-bûn: 磅體重
Chinese: 量體重




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Word of the day

khóo-kue-hōng
Stuffed bitter melon
traditional Taiwanese dish.

khóo is bitter
kue is all melon type of vegetable.
hōng sort of represent the action of "stuffed". That's my guess.
Another guess is that because you would empty all the seeds in a bitter melon and then stuff mixture of meat back into the melon and close the opening. Perhaps "hōng" also has the meaning of filling, closure and block the opening.
Or maybe hōng is how you cook this dish which I don't know. Ha ha ha

This dish in Chinese is 苦瓜盅


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Learning Siraya

Siraya class notes

Sep. 16th

Grammer

Ki - similar to “of”

making sentances:

asu aw - my dog

asu oho - your dog

asu ki tin - his/her dog

talag ki asu - dog’s house

ki - use with numbers 

page 8

making sentances:

pitu ki uma - 

seven fields

grandma’s seven fields - 

pitu ki uma ki mamuina

turu ki uma ki ina - 

mom’s three fields

uncle’s five dog - 

rima ki asu ki sama

uncle - 

sama

my friend’s flower - 

isip ki diu aw

next to Alis’s house - 

hili ki talag ti Alis

The sky above boy’s beautiful garden - vulum ki vavaw ki maanig raul ki (little boy)

Vavaw ki (raul ka mamutirag ki) rawayparag ka using

rual ka mamutirag - beautiful garden

rawayparag ka using - little boy

above the big tree where that bird is in.

halap ki paranag ki ayam.

halap ki paranag ka maflag ki ayam ka ana.

halap ki paranag ka maflag ki ayam k’ana.

ka ta = k’ata  means this

ka ana = k’ata means that

magflag means big

Practice: (hand out)

Kmita ta teni ki fnang.

He look at deer.

Kman ta asu ti vaat tu talag tin.

Dog eats meat at his house.

Mit ta ti yaw ki salom tu zarok.

I drink water at the river.

Mirung ta ruklaw ka using tu (halap ti) nay.

Little cat(Kitten) sit on the floor.

Translation:

Mavagango ta akey ka maflag ki wagi.

The big eagle loves the sky.

Milingig ta ti yaw ki oni viil tu raul.

I heard sister/brother’s sound in the garden.

Making a senteance:

Gmisong ta ti ama ki gisong tin.

Dad works on his work.

Kmagat ta tumay ki rawayparag tu vukin

Kmagat ta asu ki rutok tu darang.

Dig bites a rabbit on the road.

Kmagat ta ti ama ki paul tu talag aw.

Dad bites bread at my house.

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handout page 5

Verbs

*note: if the verb needs to be furture tense, or make someone to do something, usually add “a” at the eng.

(siyara - english)

mumha - learn

matawtawug - teach

kting - read, study

smulat - write

hmawaypatag - draw

mururaw - sing

mananag - play

milingig - listen/hear

masusu - say

kmita - look, see

matawa - smile/laugh

kman - eat

mit - drink

mirip - sleep

tmabe - greeting

gmisong - work

mamuy - like

mavagango - love

mukwa - go

irua - come

murubo - come inside

(rubo - inside)

mumala - come/go outside

mala - out

halap - above (with contact)

vavaw - above (no contact)

hilip - by the side of

*note: if the verb needs to be future tense, or make someone to do something, usually add “a” at the eng.

example:

mumha - study

mumha-a - go study, why don’t you sutdy

matawtawug-a  - please teach, teach us! go ahead and teach!

Kting-a   - please read!

exception:

1. kmita

kita - kmita - kitaey

see, look

please look!

exception:

2. irua - iruaw

come   please come

*to change verb to past tense, add in- at the begining.

Time:

iga ki sat - the day before yesturday

iga - yesturday

wagi k-ata - day this - today

hinin - tomorrow

udamey - the day after tomorrow

udamey ki sat - 

wagiwagi -  everyday

tu sat apa ki wagi - every other day

tu naunamu - at the beginning

naunamu - first, beginning

ka raruha - the second

ka tuturu - the third

ka apat - the forth

ka ririma - the fifth

ka papitu - the sixed

ka kipa - the seventh

ka nimaduta - the ninth

ka kitian - the tenth

ka sat kitian ab ki sat - the eleventh

ka sat kitian ab ki ruha - the twelvth

apa - means (?)

naunamu ki vural - firth month, january

ka raruha ki vural - second month, feburary

ka tuturu ki vural - third month, march

Make a sentence using past tense:

nihmawaypatag ta teni ki susu ki Siraya tu halap ki kasuy aw tu iga ki sat.

he drawed Siraya words on my pants the day before yesterday.

ni-hmawaypatag - drawed

tinian - him

susu- words

halap - above

Mumha ko (=ta ti yaw) ki Siraya wagiwagi.

Mumha ko ki Siraya ka anim ki kapta.

Tu hinin.

Wagiwagi.

Instructor: Hanyu Talavan

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