Mapun - lunsay

lunsay

A Mapun courtship dance where males and females get in a big circle with males on one side holding hands and females on the other. They sing back and forth to each other from night to dawn while dancing around in a circle.

Luu lunsay mintu sangom ni luma' Pa' Nobong.

There's a dance tonight at Uncle Nobong's house.

0, magpa-

To dance the Mapun courtship dance; to put on a Mapun courtship dance.

Luu najal ku lunsay bong ku lupus na ngattom.

I have a vow to put on a courtship dance when I finish harvesting.

Lunsay do' ko san lasa danjām.

Dance even if just for one hour.

palunsayan

Place where a lunsay dance is held; the platform made from bamboo strips or planks used for the Mapun courtship dance.

Buwat kam palunsayan.

Build a platform for a courtship dance.

palunsay/palalunsay

Habitually participates in the Mapun courtship dance.

VARIOUS STEPS IN THE LUNSAY

tinggayun	slow step
abbungan	vigorous stomping pace
tugila'	a forward and backward step
liyu-liyu	a very fast step