Saturday, August 22, 2015

Tayaw

Tayaw is the Kankanaey word for fly. As a verb, the following are its inflections.
Tinmayaw-flew
Mantaytayaw-flying
Tumayaw-will fly

Tayaw is also a noun because it refers to the native dance performed during the can'ao. In Kankanaey, nouns may function as verbs. I suspect that thisis use to the characteristic of the Kankanaey people. Kankanaey people are action men. The act is always what matters.
Tayaw as noun-Native Dance of the Igorots
tayaw as a verb in the context of culture and tradition-to do the Igorot dance
Nantayaw-did the igorot dance (the t may be made silent)
Mantaytayaw-doing the igorot dance (the first t may be made silent)
Mantayaw-will do the igorot dance( the t may be made silent)

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