Salita
It was World Speech Day yesterday! How do you say “speak” in your language?
SALÍTÂ • (suh-LEE-ta’)
(to) speak; speech (way of speaking), language
Tagálog (Filipino): salitâ
Etymology
From Sanskrit चरित (carita) “motion, course, acts, behavior, adventure”, via Malay cerita “story”
Tagálog (Filipino) comparison
The Tagálog word salitâ (“word; speak”) is stressed on the final syllable, while the Kapampángan word salítâ is stressed on the 2nd syllable.
Derived Word
MAGSALÍTÂ / MANYALÍTÂ
to speak (actor focus)
Tagálog (Filipino): magsalitâ
PÁMAGSALÍTÂ / PÁMANYALÍTÂ
way of speaking
Tagálog (Filipino): pagsasalitâ, pananalitâ
Verb Conjugation
magsalítâ/manyalítâ, mágsalítâ/mányalítâ, mégsalítâ/ményalítâ – to speak (Actor Focus)
papagsalítâ, pápagsalítâ, pépagsalítâ – to make someone/something speak (Object Focus)
Example Sentence
Ót é ya mágsalítá i Lita? [Kap]
Bákit hindî nagsásalità si Lita? [Tag]
Why is Lita not speaking? [Eng]
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