Kanta

Kanta
Kanta | @kapampangan.words

Kanta

Happy World Music Day! Here are two words for “song” in Kapampángan!

Atin Cu Pung Singsing (Kapampángan Folk Song) performed by world-renowned Kapampángan singer Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga)

KANTA • (kuhn-TUH)
song; (to) sing
Tagálog (Filipino): kantá

Etymology
From Spanish canta, conjugated form of cantar “to sing”

DALIT • (duh-LIT)
psalm, religious song, native song
Tagálog (Filipino): áwit

Verb Conjugation
kumanta, kákanta, kínanta – to sing (Actor Focus)
magkanta, mágkanta, mégkanta – to sing (Actor Focus)
ikanta, kakanta, kinanta – to sing a song (Object Focus)
pagkanta, págkanta, pégkanta – to sing a song for someone (Benefactive Focus)
dálit, dáralit, dínalit – to sing a native or religious song (Actor Focus)

Example Sentence
Biása lang magkanta. [Kap]
Magalíng siláng kumantá. [Tag]
They sing very well. / They know how to sing. [Eng]

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