How to Write 'Dance' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word Dance. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Dance
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-La
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-La
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *sala, which originally referred to movement or steps.
ROOT WORD: SALA
sumala
to dance
agsasala
dancing
isala
to dance with someone
pasala
to make someone dance