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Galamanu
The last Thursday of June is National Handshake Day! How do you say “handshake” in your language?
GALAMÁNU • (guh-luh-MAH-noo)
handshake
Tagálog (Filipino): pagkamáy (root word: kamáy “hand”)
Etymology
From Spanish da la mano (“shake hands”)
Verb Conjugation
gumalamánu, gágalamánu, gínalamánu – to shake hands (Actor Focus)
galamanuan, gagalamanuan, gélamanuan – to shake the hands of someone (Object Focus)
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