
’adepe1
池,am Ibolo. soft watery rice 稀飯、粥、 米乳、 米湯
miki池,am - to professionally beg 討飯、 乞討
『a『olec - large sea shell necklace大塊貝板項鍊
- price 價錢、價格、代價
acaan - market 商店、店鋪
-4<alali'acaan - market 買賣場所、交易場所、 市場
..,a 1 aca - sell 售、頁、付款、銷售
物i'aca - buy 買、購
’acam I 'alcam. dry stalks useable for firewood 乾燥的蘆葦幹用來
助燃柴火
.
’acaw - to dip out water 汲泳、 搖水
'acfel - smoke 煙、蒸氣
也i1acfelay - train 火車, 冒煙者
’acicim - sour * as of unripe fruit 酸
I 『asic. dry. 乾燥、枯萎
ma 1 acisay - barren woman 患孕不
症的婦女
'aciyos - round spot in hair where hair parts * the crown of the
head 旋宮、 頭旋、髮旋
'acocol - something made with wood and with twisted string * a top to spin 陀螺
『ad 'ad Iwadwad. to dig around and
stir up while looking for som州ng
翻(石 頭、 東西等 ) 翻箱倒櫃
’ada - enemy 敵人、仇人、仇敵 ,此前ol陀緣
"1.misa1 ada.,.-- to do evil against * to make person out to be
品 bad 意謂敵對、把別人當作敵人看待
i’ada - to have an enemy 有敵人
『adadogac/ ’arorogac. black· beetle (Ceram-byx cerda) 甲蟲
misa- ) 埋伏
’adapaw Isalipaw Isamamaw. to lie in wait to kill (with
’adawag - gateway門盤、門口
’adcaw/ ’adicaw. marble大理石
'adepet - 1.尺idefet. to be tight * not share material things 吝
音 2. to keep O,
自 己的計劃、樂不
s own ·counsel * deliberately ·not share 密守、
意分享
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'adicaw I 『adcaw. marble 大理石
油didem - mulberry tree * mulberries (the fruit) 1. White Mulber
ry (Mon這alba) 桑樹 2. Aino Mulberry (Morus australis)小葉
秦
1 adif - 1. temporary fence 暫用圍牆、臨時籬芭 2. wall m a
building 圍牆
- to protect * shield 防護、保護物、遮蓋物
-defend 保護、掩譚
adig - 1. to hide 隱蔽、躲避、躲融 2. to seek
protection 尋找保護者、尋找庇護所
ν1piki1adigan -pl<附 to hide and be protecttd 避難所
1 adigal -shiny * as polished wood 光亮、光澤 * or clean hair 洗控
'adigo一1. shadow 影子 2. human soul or spirit 人類的單魂
..jFagcalay 1Adigo -Holy Spirit * coined expression for- 學靈
『adimaceg Irao '. a species of tr付 * Soap Nut Tree 無忠于
I adipagpag - J. tropical fish * generic term 熱帶魚的總稱(蝶 鸝) 2. butterfly 蝴蝶
'adipel -fence 闊牆、籬芭
)mi1 adipel - to make a fence or wall 築圍牆、籬芭
’adipig - comb of a rooster or hen 雞冠
'adit - a scab over a healing wound 傷口上所結的硬皮(少許樹脂、
油脂或分泌物凝結成硬塊皮)
'adiyam - 1. ginger root 生薑(中部阿美語) 2. pepper * hot
seasoning of 小辣椒(南部阿笑語)
'adiyoc - whirl wind 旋風、龍捲風
『adop -to hunt for game 符獵
�a' adopen - 1. animal to be hun叫受獵物 2. generic for叫
animal 動物的總稱
'adte� Icica '. - 1. tree sap 樹汁 2. tobacco juice 遺留在煙斗吸 管內的菸鹼(尼古丁) ( Kwangfu 光復語)
『adtom -a kind of grass 草植類之一
1 afag - 1. to put arms on the shoulder of 手臂搭置他人肩上(表示
扶持行動不便的病人) 2. the spirit a medium receives when possessed 受靈的媒介物
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Jsalo'afag -human soul or spirit 人類的魂或軍
Jmisalo'afag一(witch doctor) breaths a spirit into a person
人招魂,巫師注入靈魂給人
'afala - shoulder 肩膀
巫師替
�aki'afala a mi'orog -to carry on the shoulders 扛 在肩上
『afalag -to put arms around something and }ift it up to the level of
one’s head and carry 以兩手臂 的力量支撐置於肩上之未經擱綁的東 西
'afar -river or ocean shrimp 蝦,草蝦,蝦 的總稱
『afas - to grab * take away from 搶奪,掠奪
『afdo 『ay - ceremonial clothing worn by the headman while reciting
the genealogies of the clans. 首長穿儀式典禮的長服全面性的在氏
族之前 吟誦古代 的程序
'afel -1. hot coals 燒煤 2. coal 煤炭 charcoal 木炭
『afinog - 1. coconut椰子果 2. Cocos Palm 可可椰子 3. Royal
Palm tree 大王椰子 4. Alexandria Palm椰子
『afo -1. ashes 灰,灰燼 2. fertilizer 肥料(化學)
I afOf0 -to hold in arms 抱起來,抱在懷裡
『afono -a tree﹒* its bark used to make clothing * its fruit 葉啞 叉似葡萄葉形開花作頭狀花序,結實如楊梅狀,內為青綠色,至秋初時 變成紅色,可採食之。學lj取皮製作制皮布,作衣服
'afsaw - 1. to taste burnt品嘗如煙棋味2. lukewarm 微溫的 ,溫熱
的, 不冷不熱(不熱心的)
'aftoy - calf of the leg 小腿肚
『agaget -- 1. to curl hair 使毛髮捲曲 2. curly 捲曲 的,捲縮 的 , 有
捲毛 的
'agcep -the smell of htJrnt rice 飯燒焦 味究
'agdisay -seaweed used for food 可 食海草
’agi -fear arising in the heart when anticipating trouble 忍懼感
'aglis I ’agdis. strong smell of fish 魚腫殊的
『agrer - bitter with literal and figurative meanings 苦, 苦味,字面
上及象徵意義上的苦
1 agrer ko sowal - words that hurt話語傷人,話中帶刺
1 agsaw - the smell of smoke * burnt smell 煙墉殊的
'agsit -1. the stink of a skunk 馳鼠之臭味 2. the smell of certain
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’agtol
kinds of plants 某種植物的臭味
’agsitay a °koyo' - a skunk臭國鼠
'agtol /\’antol/’agtox. 出e stink of some出ing d叫動物死屍的 臭味,腐肉或傷口的臭味
’ahacl ’。mac. to fade * to have color gone 褪色失,
去光澤
'akawag Itakaraw. 1. tall 寓大(身材 ,體格) 2. high 高
'akaway - stem of a plant植物的莖
1akik - 1. wound that was weeping but dried 將癒的傷口 2.
dried sap from a cut vegetation 乾脂(草木汁 ) 3. dried up
grass or vegetation草木枯萎
'akog/ mali ’akog. 1. crooked 彎曲 2. perverse 心理不正的 ma’akog k。 sowal - false words * lies 謊言,假話 ’akonal I ’anal. . bald of the head 禿 頭
『alagad - a lump (of rice) held in the hand飯槽,端在掌上的食物
I alapit - 1. tweezers * thongs 夾子,鉗具 2. chopsticks 筷子
1 alem - ant-eater with long tongue * Manis tricupis 穿山甲 ’alet Isa I et. to stop * hinder阻止,遇止,紡磚,妨害,阻礙 'ali - brother or sister-in-law 對兄弟姊妹之 配偶之稱謂
『alic Icirep. 1. a sparrow 華南麻雀 2. a species of fish 魚的一種
'alilis - eagle * Serpent eagle大冠鷹
『alimdas/ ’alogdas. Pytas korr肘,a snake 花草蛇
『alip - sexual intercourse * of humans人類的 性交, 愛做
1 alitad - lump of something like dough or mud or cooked nce or
�lods of soil泥土或飯糟的塊狀,凝固狀
『aliwac - the pointed sharp end of bamboo竹竿的尖端
J pa 1 aliwac - to take time off to do something 暫時...痘暫 性的
'aliwates I'itkiw H屯aliwates. boils 沸騰 * festering sores
with a core 斤瘡,瘡前
’alo - river * stream * creek 河 摸,
潤 ,小橫
行lo no coco 一 … s breast 乳溝
ka鉤,alo'alo - the humps of a mountain range 擎巒相 連狀
'alofo - 1. a bag carried on the back 背袋 2. pocket口袋
吋sapa'alofo - 1. a thank offering 報酬,謝禮金 2. a bribe 紅
包,賄路 , 行賄之物
'alogdas/ 『alimdas. - 1. large harmless edible snake * Mock
呵,- 一z’,.
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Viper (Achalinus niger Maki) 無毒可食 之螃蛇 2. (Calamaria pavimentata formosana) 南蛇 ,標蛇
'alol - to be carried away by water so that it is no longer seen 流
失被,
水沖走
'alolil I 『aroril. a bird * House Martin 毛間燕 * Barn
swallow 家燕 * Red-Rumped swallow 赤腰燕
’alolog Italolog. deep深 的深, 遁 的
’aloman - many * of people and animals only 許 多... , 很多... ,
眾多
1 alomaylay - a vine that is strong and spreads a great distance
wrapping itself afound .trees * a source of water for a person in
the mountains without water supply 這是個一
很粗大 的蔓延植物且
可 以藉它纏繞身體來越過 個一 來供給水。
很大 的山洞距離 , 在山上沒水喝時可 用它
(Diospyros
’alopal - persimmon * tree and fruit 肺子,輔子樹
kaki)
'alopaynay I ’alipaonay. long bright orange I green beetle-like insect that is pliable like wood 螢火蟲
『alotoc - edible snails from river or sea 河 中或海 中 的尖形螺
『alpad Itapakad. a smaller group belonging to a larger delegation of travelers walking 成章結隊
『amis - 1. name of the Amis race 阿 美族之族名 2. north 北 北,
方
『amitir - perverse * as the way a woman acts that makes her
appear mannish 風底 的, 不矜持的 , 任性的縱,
惰 的 ( 指女性 )
『amlas � 1. flirting * using speech and manners that are sexually
suggestive輕浮 , 不莊 重 , 風流 2. of the way one does an activ ity causing spoil * not careful輕慢 ,輕薄,粗魯
7個1al I'akonal. bald of the head 無毛 的禿, 頭 的
'anegag/’ahnag. chair * stool 椅子幌, 子
’anin - mala'anin. to play as dogs play 掛演狗戲,裝扮成狗要
費
1缸linil - to watch * pay special attention * be interested in 君
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mi『anip - to plant rice seedlings 插袂
『ankak Ianikak. a crow * large black bird 鴉
’anof - greed * desire * lust * usually related to one's
j livelih叫貪‘婪 ,貪慾 , 熱望貪, 圖
i嗨,an。1fan - object of desire or lust 渴望得到的事物
『anognogan - the center cross beam of a house 房屋的脊樑 ’antipal尸atipal. Chinese Bulbul 白頭翁 a bird 一種鳥 'antol/ 『agtol. the stink of something dead 腐屍臭味,腐肉之臭味 、 'aol -the generic word for bamboo 竹的總稱
、laolecen 二 Banded k叫* a poisonous snake 毒蛇名而 聳 悅 -
'ap 'ap Iopopay. the name of a large frog﹒俗稱自雞
『apac - a trowel * a tool used by a carpenter to shave wood smooth 鉤9jl形削木刀
『apaloay - 1. I’apalo I facidol. name of a tree j皮綠黨 2. name of
a village where many facidol grew. 花蓮軒:爵學期﹔月腦部落之地名
『api -twin 鍾生 Jna'apiay一twins 學生的,雙胞胎
Ma'apiay ko pawli. - The banana is double. 並聯的香江:1
『apilis - a sheer drop off as a ledge on a mountainside 山坡地, 傾
斜的坡地
'aplad - a loaf (bread) 一塊(如麵包土司)
『apocok 一 the very top of a mountain 山的尖頂,土堆尖形狀(如金 字塔的尖端部份)
『apol - 1. white 2. lime paste made from burnt white stone
soaked in water that becomes powder 石灰, 石膏
'aporaw - 1. hill-shaped ground 山丘 2. to fill heaping foil 堆積 成山丘狀
『apsak - 1. not enough water used in mixture as rice cooked
without enough water 飯水分 不足時 ,缺乏黏性 2. something breaks apart from not being mixed right 東因西 混合 不當而互 不相
點
『aramisit - a vegetable that looks like parsley 香菜
油rapar I 'anapar. sparks from fire 散發火星
'ararogac I 『adadogac. a black beetle 甲蟲 ( Cerambyx
cerda) ’,
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'araw - seen * visible 看 , 視,窺
『arawhani - instead * contrary to expectation 事實上 , 看起來 ,
其實
/pi『arawan - model * example 樣本 藍,
圖 模, 式 , 一覽表 ,範例
中aka 1 araw - 1. to experience seeing 看見 2. ability to see 視覺
能力
Pa'arawen kami toya nitatoyan is。. - Show us what you are
holding. 請你把 手上的東西顯示給我們 看
Pa 1 araw cigra to dmak nira. - He reveal ed what he was
doing. 他顯露 他的作為(行為 )
、戶細so'a酬愉anini. - We get to see each o伽叫ay. 今天
我們彼此相 遇
1 arawhani - a grammatical connective indicating a reversal in the
flow of events 然而 ,基於 此相,
形 之下 卻,
.見 ..
Tayra kami a milood cagraan. 'Arawhani papatapatay sa cagra o
Taroko. - We went to fight them. Instead they the Taroko
were killing themselves. 我們要去 和他們打戰 ,卻見 他們太魯閻族
互相殘殺
『arawi - 1. a word expressing warning or need to be careful注
意小,
心 , 當心 2. an expression suggesting that something bad
may happen 勸告小心可能有不幸事件發 生
『arawraw - round in one dimension (flat) * circle-shaped 圓 的 ,
圓形 的
『ardet Ika'so. - a good kind of taste * delicious 香味十足 的
『ardo - swamp grass * used in making things 席草( 生長在水邊植
物 )
'ari - break * referring to glass only 破碎
、i<ina'ari - small pieces that are broken 碎片
’arikaya - a tall demon whose origin is in the trees * When he
reveals himself to a person they be come sick and die. 高 如樹般的鬼魂 之鬼名
『扭曲苟'Ipadaka. cx:m 玉,米
玉 蜀囊
'ariri - granary * storeroom for grain
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1 arnim - the taste of something sour that is like liquor 酸,有一點 酸
'arosaysay I ’arisaysay. a festival cape draped over the shoul
ders and covered with spangles 台東地區按肩形 女舞裝
『arsak - to be dry from not having enough water in the
mixture 水分不足 ( 乾燥)
Ma 1 arsak ko hmay. - The rice is hard and under-cooked. 自飯半
生 不熟
Ma 1 arsak ko amoto. - The cement doesn't have enough water in
the mixture. 水泥 無足夠 的水 攪,
『arsig I 『o ’。I. dew 露 水,露珠
拌面乾裂
'asad I safak. a kernel of grain 春米或礦米時 未脫殼之穀粒
'asic/ 'acis. ma’asicay 一 -barren woman 患不孕症 的婦女
'asilo/ 'asiro. 1. lemon 檸檬樹 ( 果) 2./ mami'. an orange tree
and fruit 拘橘 3. the name of an Amis village * Asiloay 台東
市豐年部落 地名
『a siro I 『 asil o. 1. Lemon tree and its fruit 檸 檬\ 2. I
mami'. orange tree and fruit 相橘
'asisiw - straw 稻草
’asolo - a wood or stone pestle used to mill rice件 ( 阿美族固有的
礦米 用具 ) 石,
件:製懦米糕春擊 用
『at 'at - birth pains * to be in
to deliver a baby 臨盆時 的陣痛, 分
挽 生, 產
'atag - remnant of burnt wood *
charcoal木炭 ,燼援
’,asolo件
’atal - to scoop * method used to fill * to use hands or a paddle
to fill盛 , 裝 斟, ’酋
’atapa - a species of fish一種特別魚的
『atay - liver 肝臟
1 atem - pinched * caught between * referring to something
large捏 住 挾, 住
『atikak - a large earthworm 蚯蚓
『atim - pinched * referring to something small捏 住挾,. 住
『atimela - fleas 跳蚤
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『 atip - a weaver’s bar 織布棒 梭,
’atipal I『anipal. a bird * Chinese Bulbul 白 頭翁
1 atipil - 1. straight up and down * perpendicular 扁平 2. flat on
one side up and down as the back of the head of a baby 嬰孩的 頭扁平不正
’atipnoc - carpenter ants (Mycmellon formicarius) 螞蟻之一黑( 色
刺 人蟻 )
1 atkak - hard with literal and figurative meanings 硬 的 ( 有知識 ,
思想上的硬 )
'atkak ko faloco『- stubborn * resistant 心硬 , 頑固固, 執
『atkak ko 1 aca - expensive價錢昂貴、 你特�i i .
’atol - a dam made of rocks piled up 用石 頭築成的牆
ma 1 atolay - stones or whatever piled up 用石 頭砌成的
的『atol a kakoreg - edible plant * Climbing Fig 可食植物蔓榕
(越橘葉蔓榕 )
1 atomo - a large earthen jar used by the Amis with a narrow neck
and large round body陶瓷麓 陶,
通証
之器血 )
製 水壺 婦(
女頂於 頭頂搬,
食運 水
'atomo no riyar - Olaunpi fig鵲巒榕
(鵲巒鼻之無花果樹 )
'atomoay - a plant called Slenderleaf
anneslea 台灣安納土樹
'atoray Ilonen. earthquake 地震
'atoto - 1. I ciwisig. Caffre Lily 君子前
* a shade flower (Clivia Miniata)
Spider Lily 水仙 2. a grass with roots shaped like sweet potatoes 喇叭 花
’aw ’aw - to bark * the noise of a dog 狗阱 狗,
’atomo陶恨水壺
吠
.. pa 1 aw'aw - to give money to a witch doctor 巫醫 的酬金
1 awa - groin area 兩腿分叉的部位
, 'awas -=-to step over跨步
Idawmi'. flexible * easily bends 易彎曲 的 'ayam - 1. bird * birds 飛禽之總稱 2. chick�n 難 'ayaw - 1. in front of ...之前 2. before 之前
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’ca I caay.
1 i1 ayaw - before * past time 面前 ,過去 昔, 日
-1],a'ayaw 一 in front of在之前
抖,ayaw - to get ahead of in position 超前 ,超越 , 迎頭趕上
、pa1 ayaw - concern for * take interest in and help 替別人做
幫助別人..
Jpaki1 ayaw - to put ahead of 承 讓 , 先讓
j pasi 1 ayaw - to face ahead in direction 向前
v pasasi'ayaw - to cause to face each other 面對面
J patala 1 ayaw - to send on ahead領到前面來
.fli'ayawen一to face towards (someone)面向 Jsa『ayaw - first * to start 首先,起初 Jli'ayawen一to do before the time預先,預先做好
... ,
ayaw a tilid 一 letters of recommendation 序言,推薦 書,介
紹信
'ca I caay. negative particle不是,不
aka ka 1 ca - do by all means 不能
,不 不得不
caay ka 'ca - definitely 定一
0 nika'caan pidmak ko ga『ay. - It is best not to do it. 最好不去
做 , 不如不做
'cak - 1. ripe * edible 成熟, 可吃 的 2. cooked done 煮熟
『ced - black bumblebee 寄生於竹竿 內 黑的 蜂
'ceg一to be blinded by light 目 眩,光線刺眼
'cic 一 to singe * burn hair or feathers 毛髮被火標焦 而iw - a swishing sound 聽(鞭 ,翅膀等 的聲音 ) Js�pa'ciw I rocwi. a goad for hitting 靶
『CO - 1. an elephant (with light glottal sound)象 ( 引自 日語 ) 2. to
. advance taking for oneself with the advance 擠 推, 擠
Ma'co no 『aol k。 nipalomaan a
︱。say. - The bamboo crowds out
fruit tre�s that were planted. 果 樹被竹林擠掉
『daw - to fortune tell卡卦 , 算命祭,
耙 用之木具
�pa『daw - to call a fortune teller 請
人間卡 , 請人算命
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、lmi’daw - 1. to tell a fortune 問卡
卡, 卦,占卡 2. to give the
reason for a problem 說明吉凶 的理 3. the activity of a
medium 巫師 的活動
’def - 1. I ldef - to spread out over the whole area撒佈個區 to close {heavy glottal stop) 關閉
1 def to loma 1 - to close the house 叩 開閉門戶
Mi 1 def ko simal to riyar. - The ocean has a large oil slick. 浮油
佈滿海 面
-a door 扇門
'deg - only 唯 , 只有,僅僅’獨一
ma 1 deg - can be done 足夠 , 能力足完夠 成
--.faegan I dgan - only蟬
唯, 一
pa1 deg - to do only so much * not ove的 * including the idea
of being content with what you have 僅 做範圍 或內
作或責 任
'des - cruel 嚴厲 ,殘 ,兇悍
·� ’dil - glory * radiance光亮 ,閃耀
Jna1 dilay - shiny閃亮 的
限制 內 的工
、/ci 1 dilay - something that is radiant * glorious 發亮 的 榮, 耀 的
'do - 1. rat 老鼠 2./’aftoy. calf of the leg. (光復語 ) 1j、腿
’dog - a pair of arm coverings attached together 套袖 ( 手 臂套 筒)
袖
『dox/ 『dok. a plant called Rose Mallow種
子 (Urena lobata) with berries
『em 1 em - to keep to oneself worry or
trouble 忍受痛 苦或困難
'es 'es - 1. to whistle (with heavy glottal 'dog套論
sound) 吹口哨 2. to whittle (light glottal) 削薄木料輕的 聲
'etol - sexual arousal * sexual passion 激起性態 慾,
’fa - horse 馬
'faw - to contract a job 承包工
火上昇
Pa’fawen ako cigra tonini a tayal. - I contracted out to him the work. 我將這些工程給他承包
’fec - 1. to force oneself to stop speaking 阻丘他人說話 2. to tie
head with a cloth band at the back of the neck 用毛巾或布條綁
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頭 (heavy glottal sound). 3. to exalt oneself * putting others down 厚此 薄彼 4. to forbid * not allow 禁止 , 不 許 , 不
准 (light glottal sound)
'feg - to throw away 拋棄,丟棄
’fer - to jump from one place to land at another * to leap
(mi’fer) 從此地飛到彼岸 , 飛躍,跳躍
ma'fer - to fly 飛
'fo - 1. overwhelmed by work * unable to handle something 無法
勝任, 不能勝任,嫌工作或任務太多或太大 2./’ilo. 1. stigma from moral failure 道德上的污點,犯法事件 3. just dessert 點心
'fog I 'Fog. name of an Amis village 阿美族部落名之時稱,瑞源村 落名* from sahfog * to have a gully 撞地,深溝,峽谷
『ged - a rack or flat object on which to set something as the base
for carrying a jar on the head or a mat on which to set a hot kettle 墊熱水壺或熱鍋 的網梁
1 gid - to be wormy and rotten 腐壞,腐朽
0 ma 1 giday a kilag konini. - This is an unhealthy tree. 這是一棵
不健康的樹,這是一棵被蛀壞的樹
'giw I adeses. the sound of a living thing 指有生命物的聲音 Awaay k。可iw. - Not a sound can be heard. 一點聲音都沒有 ma『giw ko giha『- high pitch of the voice聲音高而尖銳
'i - an untranslatable particle at the end of a dependent clause * as
for that with a description or explanation following 無從翻譯的詞 額,用於主旬之後,以描述或說明以下的事
1 i 'ir - to sit on the ground 席地而坐。如狗糞便後,以屁股擦地的動
作
『icag - generic word for dry 乾的總稱
1 icel - strength * power 力量,能力
ci'iceI ko faloco 1 - courageous 勇敢,勇猛,信心足
\¢a'icelay a sowal → words of encouragement鼓勵的話,勸勉的
話,勉勵的話
sa 1 iceI sa kako - I strive 我自我努力,我自勵自己,我策勵自己,
我自我鞭策
。'icel no pitoor nira konini. - This is evidence of his spirituality
I faith. 這是他信心的力量
1穹
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牛a’icele『t句ra t。詞kacaaw ka
’lmac
him so that he won't fail. 希望鼓勵 ( 勸告 ) 他使 他不致跌倒 (墮 落 )
'icep - Betel Palm tree or fruit檳榔樹
mi'icep - to chew betel nut 嚼吃檳榔
masa'icep一to get a bruise the size of a betel nut 碎定量的檳
榔 果
'id'id Idohdoh. roasted * to roast * to barbecue 烤,烘烤,烘
倍
『idepet I ’adepet. 1. to be tight * not share material things 吝
裔,吝於分 享東西 2. to not share feelings * keep own
counsel 不把 自 己的心得或憨覺分 享給別人,固守 自 己的計劃
’idi - 1 . selfish * rel uctant to shar e 自私 , 吝薔 2.
embarrassed尷尬
'idoc Ikotag. spear 矛,槍,魚叉
’ifcag - to be stiff * limbs of body 'ldoc僑、矛、魚叉
not move freely 僵化, 僵硬
’ifowas/ lifowas. I. to scatter撒播,擴散,散 落 2. to run
over 溢出
志, iga 1ig - to shake the head as in refusal 搖頭 示不同 意, 不 成,
反對
,bl'f iger I『 acocol. to spin a top * a top 陀螺
『ikay - lump shaped object 成塊狀
masa'ika'ikayay a so『da - hail 成塊雪的
花,看,接
’ikes - hard * mature in the good sense 硬,老, 成熟
、
ma'ikes ko fal。co' - mature in attitude 態度成熟, 心智 成熟
ma'ikes ko tireg - to have a good healthy body身體 ( 發育 成)
熟
ma' ikes ko kilag - the tree is �olid (good for building)樹 長得很
堅實
1 ilo .- stigma from moral failur� * just dessert罪過,罪譴
’ilol/ Qron. to be lonesome to see someone or someplace 想念,悽
念,思念
'ilos - toilet pap前* anything used for wiping 撩屁股 ( 排泄後 )
1 imac - to cut and sharpen the end of a piece of wood like a
l亡
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pencil銳 利,尖銳 ( 指尖形之銳 利 ),削尖( 如削鉛筆 )
’imced - to be firm * of flesh including muscle or fruit like
banana 結實,堅固
1 imer - 1. to keep * take care of謹,
節制 自愛 2. to not
waste節儉 3. (misa-) to keep watch小 心看守
ma1 imer to tireg - have good morals and high standards 有好 及
高 的道德水準,潔身自愛
ma 1 imer to sowal - keep commandments 謹慎說話,講話小 心謹
嶺,堅守誡命
ma『imer to riko' - well groomed 衣
整著齊,愛惜衣物
Misa' imer ko Farisay a tarndaw to dmak ni Yis. - The Pharisees
watched (to find something wrong with) what Jesus did. 法利 賽人注目耶穌 的行動
1 inal - to desire something good that does not belong to you *
� something seen 渴慕不屬於自 己的好 東西
pa『inal - to show but not give * to cause to desire 眩耀,使別
人羨慕
『inap 一 jealousy * to be jealous 嫉妒,妒忌
1 inaw - soft as the fuzz on blossoms and stuffing of quilts 柔軟如
花 的細毛 和被窩 的毛織原料
『inco - 1. tight fitting as shoes 緊,如穿小鞋 2. tight of heart *
not open to ideas 心艦中
跟不開朗
1 inorog - burden * literal or figurative 重扭,包袱,荷物,負荷
'in。rog no fal。co' - heavy hearted * have a problem * trouble
for which a person feels responsible 心包中 袱, 有難題, 使人 感 覺需負責 的難 關 困( 難)
'intel I ’intex. hatred * to hate 憎恨,怨恨
『ipoc - pyramid shaped * skinny at the top and wide at the bottom
or wide at the top and skinny at the bottom 由大而小,式飯,金 字塔形, 由粗而尖
『irig I pawig. to have head bent to the side * as when a baby is
asleep 側頭
『is 1 is - to shave * referring to beard or hair 剃,刮’理髮
sa'is'is - razor 剃刀
『isag - not motivated * to lose interest * to be bored厭煩
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’i�al - portion of community property分配 , 分 享
J pa'isal 一 to portion out to分給分, 出
0 mamala'isal kamo tatosa toya omah. - The two of you will
share the field. 你們將平分那塊地
’ised I 'sid. to compete競爭 , 比 賽
.. maa1 ised - to compete .with each other互相競爭
'iso - whale 鯨魚
頃,it一1. to eat paper or cloth * activity of rats or cockroaches 嚼
富紙張或衣物為老鼠或蟑螂 的行動 2. to chew on as meat on a borie 嚼咬骨 頭上的肉
’itis - a long bamboo pole 長竹竿
『iw 『iw - hunger pangs 空腹 至 極 ,餓得很厲害
『iwal I 1 owal. to pry up or apart as with a crowbar攏閉 ,攏動 ,
用攏棍或鐵樟挪開 東西 ( 指沉重 的石 頭或木材 )
『iwas - to row a boat划
sa'iwas - oar槽槳划,
船槽用 槳
『iwil - 1. lonely * sad * remembering things of the past that bring
mixed emotions 孤單 ,寂 悲傷,憂 , 回 過 去的事情而產 生讀雜 的情緒 2. feel left out * uncertain of where one belongs 失 落感 ( 在異鄉 ) 3. to feel dislike厭惡 感
Ma’iwil kako toya sowal nira. - I don’t like what he said. 我對他
那句話感到噁心
『iyak - to choke from eating or drinking 硬塞因吃或喝而咽塞 ,因吃
東西或飲水而 噎住
『iyof - to- blow * as by the wind 吹 風, 吹
1 iyot - 1. to cut a hole and scoop out a piece of鑽洞 ,鑽 孔 2./
sa'iyot - a
knife
for cutting鑽 子
’los. to swirl * referring to water 激渦
’kak - 1. to curse 咒詛 ,休 2.
<(
ma’kak - 1. to be dried即將桔乾 2. about to die休克 ,臨終 ,
即將斷氣
'ked - separate * form clique分 ,組成派系,私黨
misa' ked - to fomi cliques 另起壇址,另組黨派或派系
’kim - silver 銀
tada'kim - gold 黃金
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’kog
’kog - 1. an owl領角鵲 (貓頭鷹 ) 2. black as the bum on a pan
or soot. 燒痕,鍋底火或
壇赴上煙嘿遺留 的黑色掛末
’Ii 1 -1. a b�ndle of one hundred stems of grass * one hundred , 一
百校一束 的茅草 2. grass used to roof a house 覆蓋屋頂用之茅草
ccay no ' Ii' I ccay a ’Ii 1 an - one hundred 一百
『lo1 -condition of being spoiled * not disciplined * of a child撒
嬌
'Ioc -to wear * to be worn away 磨損
/Ma'toe no nan。m ko fokloh. - The rocks are worn by the
water. 石頭被水磨滑 平) 了
'mahay -moo * the sound of a cow 黃牛 的吽聲
『mamosa - the pupil of the eye 瞳 孔
'mec I 'imec. to grab someone at the neck with hands to choke *
strangle 用兩手指人 脖子致死,勒死,招死
'mek - to sink to the bottom in water沉落水底
『met -to hold back * control self控制,抑制
’mi I 'did. wheat 大麥 kato'mi -barley 小麥 tada’mi -wheat 小麥
'mic -pinch * grab hold of捏,捏住
鉤,mic -tweezers 餃子
『min -complete * all * every one included 全部,完 全,整個, 所
有的
.J ma' min ·a makaen. - everything is eaten 全部吃光
Tayra kita a ma' min. - All of us will go. 我們全部都要去 Pa'min han cigra a pafli. 一 Give it all to him. 全部給他 'mo -new year’s cake * made of sweet sticky rice 年糕、
'moy -1. Taiwan Ivy * a tree 常春藤 2. Fairy Fig * edible fruit and. tree 天仙果
『nee - to crush揉
J minecnec to mata 揉眼睛
'nem -six 六, 陸
'nep -content * familiar and contented with circumstances沉述,
吸住,迷住
『nip - 1. small turtle with pliable back 烏龜,值 2. I rarokoh. a
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large sea turtle 海龜
tnoc - to swallow吞,嘸
caay ka 'noc - can’t be swallowed吞不 下, 無法 下噴泉
Jna 1 noc - -can be swallowed可以吞 下去
『nor/ 『enor I tnol. anchor of a ship or boat 錯
pa『nor - to cast anchor 拋錯
’。 ’。I - 1. fog 霧 2. dew * droplet of water from fog 露珠
’。cil - to insist on going along with as . a child demanding to go
with his mother 堅持要同住如小孩強求與母親同住
Mi'ocil · ko faloco' ako. 一In my heart I identify with (your) going. 我的心順從你的決定,我心與你同住
'odag - sexual sin with the opposite sex whether with married or
single person 性騷擾 ( 對異
)性 , 通姦’姦淫 2. I apa - stupidity
* no sense 糊塗 ( 對異 性)
1 odagen - commit sexual . sin against * rape 犯通姦
『odal - 1. honey bee 蜜蜂 2. honey 蜂蜜
『odawis一to. cut off a bunch of betel nut from the tree 把小刀綁
在竹竿 上採割檳榔果
『odidal - a thorn tree 火刺木 ( 有刺 的樹)
1odot - to wrestle with * to struggle against 搏門 , 打架欺悔
Jlala'。do 1 odot - two people wrestle with叫o伽兩人互相 打
鬥
『ofad - 1. ten thousand 萬,一萬 2. white hair 自髮
『ofcag I 'ifcag. stiff * not easy to move or bend 僵硬 ( 如屍體)
不容易彎曲
『og Iog I I adi. burned food * as rice 鍋巴,燒焦的鍋底飯皮
『ogagil - tissue between the joints * as the discs in the
backbone 軟骨
'ogcoy一large rocks such as those on the beach 巖石,岩石,聲石
『ogto - pipe for smoking煙斗
1 ok1 ok - to swallow some liquid吞飲 水或液體飲料
『okak - bone * bones 骨,骨頭
--fua'okakay一細ny * no flesh瘦骨 如柴
『okakay I 1 Okakay. name of an Amis village 花蓮縣光復鄉間界都
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『okem - extremely dry * as the leaves of a plant 乾而脆 , 如樹葉
過份乾燥而脆碎
1 okot - to huddle as when cold 冷得縮成 一團
'olac - to purify with fire 用火蝶,壇火純青
’。lalip I'Olalip. name of an Amis village 花 蓮縣瑞穗鄉鶴岡 部落
名
'olaw - 1. black黑,黑色 2. name of an Amis village 花 蓮縣瑞穗
鄉北岡 部落名
,J ma1 olaw _,. blackened * as to be tanned by sun or smoke 變黑,
被光曝晒或 被火煙蕪色
『olic - 1. to chant吟唱 2. poetry 詩詞 ,歌詞 3. psalms 詩篇
、fpa' olic - to chant to someone or about someone為某人吟唱
J
ma
1
olicay
-
someone who. has poetic gifts 富有吟詩天分的人
* to da.te 約會,談戀愛
『olid - 1. I holol. to visit around 拜訪,造訪 2. to look for a mate
v pa I oliday I ma I oliday a fo I is - a shooting star ﹛rom a comet 流星
'oliyat I 'osiyat. to stretch out one’s body and limbs 雙臨大開平
直的坐婪
'olol/ molamol. to suck until it is dissolved and swallowed 含在
口裡直到溶解
『omac/ 『ahac/ 『onac. to fade * color gone 褪色,失去光澤
’omlig - shiny * bright * receiving light and reflecting it閃閃發
光,亮井閃蝶
'onac I 'omac I 『ahac. to fade * color gone 褪色,失去光澤
'oner - snake * serpent 蛇
『onig - d的 * soil of clothing or skin 污垢,髒
I 000C - a bamboo carrying pole 扁擔,挑 東西用 的木棍或竹竿
『opic Isger I cpa '. to wet * make wet * as from rain 濕,弄濕
、pir - a braid of hair or of rope 束髮’偏髮,編繩
'orac/ ’roe. worn smooth * as wood 磨滑, 磨損
『orad - rain· ,下雨
)paka'orad f misa' orad. - to make it rain 乞
1oret - a necklace made of sea shells 貝製 的項鍊
『orip - life 生命, 生運
Jci'。rip - have iife 有生命
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vka'oriP.an - source of livelihood 生長之處 , 生計
that is alive 有生命的 , 活生生的
吶'o叫pay - L provider 賜生命者 2. 的cuer * deliverer *
」 saviour 拯教 者
apa 1 orip - the provision of salvation 拯救 的定規
Pa『oripen nira kako. - He saved me. 1. physically as from
dr ow nin g 他教 我, 肉體 上 如, spiritually 精神或屬靈 上
從溺水 之險 境 中 2.
0 ma'araway i kalo'orip a tinako konini. 一 This illustration is
seen in ordinary life. 這事倒在 日常 生活中可 以看到
『oriyat Imasaya. to stretch one's body as when awakening 打哈
伸, 懶腰
1 orog - to carry on the shoulder 扛肩
a『orogen - something to be carried荷物,包袱,即將 運走的東西
Ma'orog nira ko kartegay a 'inorog. - He carried a heavy
load. 他挑 起沉了 重 擔的
子, 他運走 ( 扛在肩 上 ) 了 很沉重
荷的物
’orsap - lice such as that found on young chicks 蟲,依附在家禽或
鳥類上的寄生蟲
1 osal - a green leafy vegetable with tap root發 球自
嫩芽, 如蕃薯或馬鈴薯
’osaw - 1. left over 剩餘 2. left behind 遺 留
很植物根部上的
1 osget/ gotfol. an expression of anger. 皺眉頭表示生氣
『osi - 1. to strongly dislike * reject 嫌惡,討厭,厭煩 2. mi'osi to
tilid-read 閱讀或誦讀書本 3. I sa'osi. true * chosen 數算, 計
算
0 1 osi a tamdaw cigra. - He is true. 他是正 直人的 , 他是 了不 起
nira. - What he does is despicable. 他的作為
'osiyat I’oliyat. to stretch out body and limbs 雙腳大開而平 直的
坐姿,四肢伸展狀
I ot I ot - 1. I kapkap. to cultivate rice plants by hand 慶人用手或小
動頭除草 2. to carve * engrave 雕刻,雕塑
’oteg - 1 . trapped as by the snare on a fish hook (sa'oteg) 助沉器
( 附繫於圓形魚網邊 之鋁製沉器 ) 2. to be degraded * suffering
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humiliation from sin因過失而 受貶降職務處分 3. to stay at home
as when embarrassed or ill 為兔尷尬之事因或 lead * a metallic substance 鋁金屬
生病而 留在家 4.
’。tit - to pervert * perform sexual acts that are ag�inst nature as
homosexuality 淫蕩 , 風騷 , 矜不
持 , 不要E重 , 端不莊
1otkok - to huddle as when cold因寒冷而捲曲身 子縮 成一團 'otkoy一to have head bowed from sickness因病而垂首 ’otoc - pillar * marker as for a grave 牲, 樁, 墳墓的標蛀
'owac - the cycle of beginning to end of something * as the cycle
of the seasons in a year 輪妞,周而復始的現象
’。wag - to howl * high pitched sound of a dog狗狂叫,怒吼
『owak - to drink from a glass or bottle 從杯或瓶
一中口喝乾
ta『owak - to drink wine * gulp down 將酒一口吞飲而盡,把酒一
口狼吞
『owal I 1 iwal. to pry up or apart * as with a crowbar 用鐵籠挪
動沉重 的東西
'oway - reeds made from a plant that grows in the mountains and
the plant『 籐’籐條 * used in tying together poles and furniture and baskets etc. 用來繫柱子, 和製 家俱 和做筆霞等。
Jmisi 1 oway - the activity of making reeds out of the plant把藤切
丹狀
'pag - bread 麵包 ( from Japanese 亨︱自 日語 )
1 pah - wine * intoxicating drink酒,酒 精製 品飲料
1 pee I spen. to despise * look down upon * consider of little
value 瞧不起,真落,輕視,輕蔑
'pel - biting gnats found in Hualien county黑蚊
'pi - 1. paralyzed * as a stroke victirp 痲痺 ( 如風中
,患者 ) 2. to
tum under * hem * tuck 縫邊,摺紋 3. an animal hide *
leather 動物 的皮革
Masa'pi'pi ko riko' nira. - Her skirt is pleated. 她 的裙子是 打摺
的
’pip I tipolo. to play a flute 吹笛
a'pipen I tipolo. a flute 笛子 , 橫笛 'poc I kapo. use * value 用處,價值 Ci『pocay - has value 有用, 有價值
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awaay k。 ’poc --no use 沒有用 , 沒有價值
’pod - to come down * to descend 下來 , 走下降,
下落, 下
『pog Iofag. a small hole 孔 洞, ,穴
1rac - to be washed by rain so soil is gone and stones appear 經雨
打 後而土失石 現的現象
'res/ ’iray. something used as adornment as jewelry or home
decorations 裝飾 品
『ric - wire 鋼絲
'roe I『orac� worn smooth * as wood 磨滑( 如木 頭 )
'ros/『los. 1. an undercurrent that pulls objects that come into
it 旋渦吞 沒 沉,
沒東西 2. the Pacific current黑潮
'sam - attitude of being tired of looking at something 不耐煩 因, 疲
倦而厭煩 的態度
Ma1samento kako. - I am upset I disturbed (by a situation). 我 已
經提不起興趣 了
'ses/ ’eses. to the . point * direct 指出, 指導
Awaay ko pa惘,esesay a somowal cigraan. 一No one is able to
speak pointedly to him. 沒有個一
『sig - to sneeze 打嘖嘖
’tah Iafih. chaff 租轍
人敢當面指責 他
1tan - profit * earnings from work 利益 ,利潤
mili'tan - to make profit 賺錢 ( from Amoy dialect 亨! 自 閩南
語 )
1teg - 1. dam used to stop water so it goes in another direction 築 堤使水改道 2. road block marking a detour 棚路改道 3. floats
on a net 漁網 之浮標
pi1tegan - place where dam is placed for fishing 酒魚 之堤喔
'tip Ika'tip. west 西 , 西方 , 西邊
Jsa'tip -to the w est 在西邊 , 西部
J pasa' tip a romakat - walk I travel to the west 西 走
isa 1 tipay a tamdaw -people that live in the valley (from the east
coast perspective) 西部人 ( �廣東海岸 的阿美族指住在東部縱谷平 原的 人 )
pa鉤,tip a tamdaw - people that live on the west coast 西 部人
( 指住在西海岸 的人 )
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『toIan I'Tolan. name of an Amis village 台東縣東河鄉都蘭落部 名
1 tot - to pass gas from bloating 屁,響屁
’xlw - incense 香( 佛供神用) ( from Amoy dialect 引自閩
南語 )
pa1 xiw - to burn incense as in worship 上看
1 yak - 1. to choke from aspirating food or water因吃東 西或飲 水而
噎住 2. I maco’的﹒ to eat food not belonging to him貪吃 別人的 東西,貪嘴
『yof - to change 改變 ( 心意 )
Caay ko mama'yof koya tamdaw. 一That person will not
change. 那人的心意無佳改變, 剛他
復 自用
a - a connecting particle with some of the meaning of“and” *
modifying particle 連結詞 (為某種意義或侈飾 用 )
a'Hoc - the back of the head * neck 脖子,頸,頸項
a ’isedan/ a 『isidan. 1. chief witch doctor 巫師 之首領,領袖 2.
leader of the town 部落或村鞋 的領袖,領導 人物
a'isidan Ia'isedan. 1. chief witch doctor 首領,領袖 (尤指巫師
之首領 ) 2. leader of the town 部落或村莊 的領袖,領導 人物
aayad - white ants * termites 自蟻
aca - an untranslatable particle. 無法翻譯 的詞 穎, 但具 有僅僅, 只
有,祇是,唯 有等 之含意
Ccay aca ko wawa nira. - He has only one child. 他只有一個孩 .
子
acag - 1. festive * merry m�king 喜慶, 會宴
full of pride 驕
傲, 豪自 , 不可一世, 自誇
J kaacagan - festival * day of .merry making 結婚 喜慶 之日,大 喜
之日
haliacagay一one given to carousing and pleasure沉迷於 樂宴 的人
aeek - disgust * feeling of revulsion 嫌惡,嘔 心
'1kaacekan - 1. something ritually unclean 儀式 上不潔淨 的東 西 2. filthy * dirty 污穢,醜惡
- feel revulsion toward 嫌惡 感,厭惡 感
nira ko tireg nira. - He defiled himself. 自取其
辱
Paaceken nira ko Kawas. - He blasphemed against God. 他褻潰
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上帝
aci - and (a connective between two proper names) ···和... , ...與
.. , ...以及...
aciya - an exclamation of delight 愉快 , 讀美的感嘆詞 acohod - generic word for dust 塵埃的總稱
adada - 1. sickness * disease 疾病 , 生病 2. pain 疼痛 , 苦痛
中aadada - to make (someone) sick 使人生病
adah - heal 痊癒
maadahto ko adada - the sickness is healed 病 痊癒了
maadah ko Kter no faloc。’ - the anger of heart is healed I
gone. 氣消了 , 不再生氣了 , 心中的憎恨平息了
adahi.
— improved * better than formerly * former condition being
bad 稍稍有進步 , 聊勝於 無
adayay - pity * no thought of involvement 同情 , 憐憫
adegay - better than another though not truly good * as to be in
better health 雖然不分十 餘 , 聊膨於 無
好 , 但比其他...好多 了 , 比上不足 , 比下有
adeses 芒 - a tiny sound of any kind 任何徵小的聲響 i. e. the
whimper of a baby 如嬰孩喂泣聲
Awaay ko adeses. - There was complete silence. 寧靜無聲 adihay - a large amount of something * . many * much 很多 , 眾
多
afih - 1. chaff 米繽 2. name of an Amis village 玉里鎮鐵盼部落名
aflaw Ikaflaw . saltless soup 鹹度不夠 , 鹽殊不足
afsa1 - not flavored * tasteless * of food or speech or song 淡
( 無鹽 ) 而無殊的像食物 , 像演說或歌唱
agag - the activity of a medium to divine the spirit of a sick person by performing a ceremony 巫師 藉執行 儀式 神化病 人靈魂的活動
agll - with negative meaning no energy * tired 精力的否定意義 ,
精力竭盡 , 接倦
awaay ko agil -:- to be very tired * have no strength ﹒ 非常叢倦, 無精打采, 沒有力量 . : •..
泌的wid 一切 be · grateful * · thaI企fol 感恩 , 感謝
, ahowlday - to be satisfied 滿足
aira - there will . be 將有 , 將會有 * there will be present (the a﹒
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prefix indicates future·是 有的現在式 f前面+ a 表示未來或將式來 )
aka - don’t * negative command 不要... , 不准 ( 否定命令 )
akaki - Autumn Maple Tree (Bischofia javanica) 茄萃 ( from
Japanese引 自日 語 )
aki Iiki. exclamation of admiration 讀賞的感嘆詞
ako Ino mako. my * mine * by me 我的 See Appendix 1
- pronouns. 請參閱附錄 1→t名詞
Halo akoen a pafl i 一 (please) include me when you give 請你也
分給我
M isaakoakoay cigra. - He is insisting on having his own way. 他
堅持有 自 己的方 法, 但沒有本事卻善作主張
akog - grandfather 祖父, 爺爺 ( from . Amoy dialect 51自 閩南語 )
ala - take * generic form 拿, 取, 帶
tao ko codad ako. - My ho川s taken by others. 我
Alaen no tao ko codad ako. 一 Others took my book. 別人帶走了
我的書 ‘
a grammar particle added to a word meaning for each one 文
法 詞顯加在個各
之意義 上
Alaccay kita to s。wal. - Each of us is to say a sentence. 我們各
人( 每人 ) 說一 句
Alaccayen ko pi pafli. - Give each _one thing. 每分人一個
Alasadasadak sa cagra a militmoh tam iyanan. - They all came
out (from different directions) to meet us. 他們紛紛 ( 各類 , 全 部 ) 出來迎接我們
叫af 『af Ialafaf/ fala 'fa. lukewarm 溫熱的 , 暖暖的( 水 )
alafaf Ialaf 『af. lukewarm 溫熱.的 , 微熟的( 水 )
alafoh - dust blown by the wind * including sandy gritty
material 灰塵 , 紛末
alapawan IAlapawan. name of an Amis village 台縣東
源部落名
東河 鄉泰
alem1em - sore * aching body from flu and fever 全身酸痛
aligato - thank you 謝謝 ( from Japanese 引 自 日 語 )
alimaced剖1 - to have sore muscles from s悅nuous activity 肌肉疼
痛 ( 作激烈運動或工作後的 )
di>

. 恥,t ! ’、 apa
aliwatec - to be twisted 檸鶴 , 編織 * as the twisting of string 如檸轉或緝織繩子
aloponay Ika'ogtoay Ikado'egay. a bird called Common
Kingfisher 鳥名 , 翠鳥
ama - 1. I mama. father 爸爸 , 父親 2. grandmother 祖父 , 父執
輩以上之總稱 ( Hualien county 花蓮語 )
amilika IAmilika. America * American 美國 , 美國人 ( from
Japanese and English 引自 日 語和英語 )
amo - See kamo. you plural 你們 ( 第二人稱種數 )
Halo amo a m afana ' tonini a dmak. 一 Even you know about this
matter. 連你都知道這件事
amoto - cement 水泥 , 水泥地 ( from Amoy dialect 亨︱自 閩南
語 )
ana: - exclamation of fear or hesitancy ﹝遇到危險峙的﹞ 感嘆詞
anakox - a verbalization of i:>ain * ouch 受傷或疼痛時破吽聲或呻
吟聲
ancoh - 1. smell of urine 尿臭 2. name of an Amis village 玉里
鎮安通部落名 * name comes from the smell of hot springs 此名
引自 溫泉硫積的臭味
anini - 1. at the present time 現在 2. today 今天 3. 1
imatini. right now 現在
tahanini - up. until now 一直到今天
ano - 1. if * contingent particle 如果 , 若 , 假使 ( 偶然性或意外情境
中的詞類 ) 2. when (future ) 當.. . ( 未來 )
Ano hakowa ira kiso? - When will you come? 你什麼時候來 ?你
何時到 ?
anocila - tomorrow 明天
anoci:la - sometime in the near future 在最近將來的任何時間
anocila - 1. tomorrow 明天 2. when word is lengthened (anoci:la)
the meaning can be extended to future several days or weeks away 當 ﹔ 音拉長時表示未來數天或數星期之某時 ( 日 )
apa - 1. dumb * unable to speak 啞巴 2. stupid * not intelligent
* no sense 愚蠢 , 不智 , 還頓 _; ,'
misaapa to fafahian - commit sexual sin towards a woman 愚弄
女人 , 對女人犯性騷擾
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apac - 1. late in arising 早晨晚起 , 睡懶覺 2. slow to arrive 遲
到 3. primitive 原始的 , 落伍的
JMaapacay .ko 1 orip no· Pagcah. - Tribal people have a. primitive
life style. 山胞具有原始生活型態 , 山地同胞具有原始生活風貌
aped - powder * the form or consistency of 翰末 ( 尤指泥狀細砂米
儼 )
apet - relatives by marriage * as the relationship. between brothers
in-law 連襟 , 兄弟姊妹之配偶值此間之稱呼
apiyan - opium 鴉片 ( from Amoy dialect-English 引自 台語和英
語 )
J maapiyan - to need opium for a
strength because of dependency on a drug 四肢無力 , 無精打 采 , 有如吸鶴丹者
araaw - being in limbo with nothing to do but think what to do
next 無聊 , 無所事事 , 不知該做何事 , 毫無頭緒 , 渴望
arapanay I Arapanay. name of 扣 Amis village 台東市豐里部落
名 蠅,
aray - gratitude felt in the heart but not expressed to the· giver
(limited use in small part of the tribe) 內心感激但尚未 向賜予者表 任何行動 ( 只有少數阿美族人用此語 )
ari - to address someone with this word is to allow him to do as he
requests 對任何人說此話表示答應對方的要求 , 如委託 , 請託
的 i. please take 拿去吧 ! 2. please do 請便
ariyah - cream colored 浮 色白
afO I - dwelling place * place tO Stay 坐 , 住所 , 逗留的地方
lcowa ko kamaro' an iso? - Where are you sitting I working I
staying? 你在那里坐/工作/居住 ?
Aro1 en ko loma 1 ni ra. - Go to his home and get a recompense by
expecting the family to give you a feast. 去他家以便取得該家喜 宴的回報
Aro' sci cigra a c�ciyaw. - He sat down and talked. 他坐著說
話 , 他坐著演講
asik - to sweep 掃地 , 打掃
、Jsaasik - broom 掃蒂
asimaan - 1. to do any way you wish 悉聽尊便 , 沒有關係 2.
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menial * of least value * anything wil do 卑賤的 , 下賤的
Kasimaanay saan cagra to dafog ako. - They showed no r臼pect
to my property. 他們對我的財產不重現
Fagcalay ko riko' nira. Asimaan kono mako. - His clothes are nice﹔ mine are very ordinary. 他的衣服是新 , 而我的無所謂
asip - 1. to read * standard word for 讀 , 閱讀 2. to count (as
used in some dialects) 數算 , 計算
ata Itata. Let’s go. 我們走吧 !
ati Ipohay. call to come to 來吧 ! ato - and 和 , 及 , 與
awa - 1. no * nothing * none 沒有 , 無 2. negative of action 行
動的否定
I ra cigra a tayni haw? Awaayho. - Has he come yet? No. 他來
·
了嗎 ? 還沒有
C iwawa cigra haw?
致于嗎 ? 沒有
Awa. - Does she have children? No. 他有
An。 saawaay 1 i - The least number to be involved would be… 至
少 , 最少 , 最低限度
J
Palaawaen ko
' p oc no pipasowal nira. - Make what he says
nonsense. 讓他的話變成無用
awid·/ slal. person of same age group 年齡階級的同級分子 , 儕輩 aya : - exclamation showing displeasure or question 哎呀 ! 憨嘆詞 ayi Isaali. to ask for * of something near at hand and visible伸
手向別人要手上的和看得見的東西
ayiw - Swamp Eel (Fluta alba) 蟬魚
aykor - rear * back of 背後 , 後面
Talaaykor cigra. - He moved tO' the rear. 他退到後面 , 他轉移到後
面 , 他落後
0 iaykoray cagra a maro' . - They sat in the back. 他們是坐在後
面的
aylog - to iron clothes 貫斗 ( from Japanese 引自 日 語 )
ca I 1 ca. a negative particle 否定詞 See caay. 參閱 caay
ca I ag - 1. branch 校幹 2. literal and figurative meanings ﹒ 具有字
面上或寓意上的分校 , 分歧 , 分支等含意
ca 1 ca1 - 1. small gate used in the doorway of a home to keep out
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