tayaw
A blanket worn by men when performing a traditional dance.
Worn draped around neck, ends hanging down in front of the body, or worn over one shoulder.
Women’s blanket.
A blanket.
Traditional dance performed by men; also generic term for traditional dance, either men’s or women’s.
ma-
mathejaw
Good at dancing the traditional dance.
Mathejaw si Roberto.
Roberto is good at dancing the traditional men’s dance.
man- (AG)
mantejaw or mantayaw/ mantatayaw/ iyantayaw
To dance a traditional dance.
Sema bisitiy mantayaw.
It will be the visitors who will dance.
Mantayaw iriy bisita.
The visitors will dance.
meN-
menejaw/ enayaw
To dance a traditional dance.
i-
itayaw/ intayaw,
mengi-
mengitayaw or mengitejaw, mantatayaw/ engitayaw,
may-
maytayaw or maytejaw/ emangkaitayaw/ iyaytayaw
(NLOC) To dance for the spirit of a dead person.
Itayaw mo les Pedro.
You dance for the spirit of deceased Pedro.
To dance to music or an instrument.
Itayaw koy kansam.
I will dance to your gong.
-an (NTH)
tejawan or tayawan/ tayawi/ tijawan or tiyajawan,
me--an
metejawan or metayawan/ emangketayawi/ etayawan
To dance with a partner.
To dance a traditional dance for someone.
Tiyayawan tos Roberto.
She danced with Roberto.
i--an (NLOC)
itayawan/ itayawi/ intayawan,
may--an
maytayawan or maytejawan/ emangkaitayawi/ iyaytayawan
To dance for someone (who is living).
Itayawan kos imbaliy ko.
I danced for my wife.
Itayawan Robertos awe to tep nat onposi.
Roberto danced for his father because he (his father) was not able to.
Traditional women’s dance.