Malangi
As we transition from the cold dry season to the hot dry season in the Philippines, here’s the Kapampángan word for “dry”! How do you say “dry” in your language?
MALANGÎ • (muh-luh-NGEE’)
dry
Tagálog (Filipino): tuyô
Root Word
LANGÎ • (luh-NGEE’)
dryness
Tagálog (Filipino): tuyô (“dry”, root word), katuyuán
Verb Conjugation
lángî, lálangî, línangî – to become dry, to dry up (Actor Focus)
palangian, pálangian, pélangian – to let something dry; to dry something out (Object Focus)
Example Sentence
Palangian mu la ring málan kilual. [Kap]
Patuyuín mo ang mgá damít sa labás. [Tag]
Dry the clothes outside. [Eng]
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