Terak
Happy International Dance Day! Let’s look at some Kapampángan folk dances! How do you say “dance” in your language?
TÉRAK • (TEH-ruhk)
dance
Tagálog (Filipino): sayáw
Videos and dances performed by Sinukwan Kapampangan
Derived Word
TÉRÁKAN • (TEH-RAH-kuhn)
dancing event
Tagálog (Filipino): sáyáwan
Verb Conjugation
tumérak, tétérak, tínérak – to dance (Actor Focus)
itérak, tetérak, tinérak – to dance someone or something (Object Focus)
Example Sentence:
Tétérak lang Salakban. [Kap]
Sumásayaw silá ng Salakbán. [Tag]
They’re dancing the Salakban. [Eng]
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