TAGALOG MONOSYLLABIC ROOTS

TAGALOG MONOSYLLABIC ROOTSTagalog words are, or are based on, two syllable or three syllable stems. These disyllabic or trisyllabic items are in their turn based on monosyllabic roots. For instance, the following terms seem to be based on the root kad foot: lkad walk, lakd bare footed, *kadkd _ kaladkd drag, shuffle, *ka dag _ karg heavy footstep, skad kick, singkd in one jump (e. g. santag singkd a full year), takd base, foundation _ *t ay akd _ tayakd mobile hut, *t i akd _

Tagalog words are, or are based on, two-syllable or three-syllable stems. These disyllabic or trisyllabic items are in their turn based on monosyllabic roots. For instance, the following terms seem to be based on the root Ãkad ÒfootÓ: l‡kad ÒwalkÓ, lak‡d Òbare-footedÓ, *kadk‡d _ kaladk‡d Òdrag, shuffleÓ, *ka-dag _ kar‡g Òheavy footstepÓ, s’kad ÒkickÓ, singk‡d Òin one jumpÓ (e.g. santa—–g singk‡d Òa full yearÓ), tak‡d Òbase, foundationÓ _ *t-ay-ak‡d _ tayak‡d Òmobile hutÓ, *t-i-ak‡d _ tiyak‡d ÒstiltÓ, tangk‡d Òhigh-leggedÓ _ *t-ay-angk‡d _ tayangk‡d Òlong-leggedÓ, t‡kad Òa bamboo stem left for regrowthÓ, *k-i-ad _ kiy‡d _ takiy‡d _ taky‡d ÒstiltÓ.