足って used in Ponyo Song

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What are these forms: かけちゃお, つないじゃお?
Is this って　equivalent to 「と」？

From the Ponyo theme song:

ペータペタ ピョーンピョン 
足っていいな かけちゃお!

Why is 足 given the て conjugation, as if it's a verb? I usually only see that for 足る, which has nothing to do with feet. What's going on here grammatically?

oops sorry, I accidentally voted to close it as a duplicate of What are these forms: かけちゃお, つないじゃお? (it's a question about the same verse but doesn't answer this one). But I think it's a duplicate of Is this って　equivalent to 「と」？ — cypher, Dec 08 '12 at 05:52
fefe, it's read あし, I believe. Cypher, thanks for explaining! The linked question is essentially the same as mine (just a bit more complex). — Tim, Dec 08 '12 at 07:34
Ah! It reminds me of 'にんげんっていいな' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxrUOqUK4mE — , Dec 08 '12 at 10:44

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '12 at 10:17

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This isn't a verb -- it's the usual quotative って. The meaning is hence something like "These things called feet are neat, aren't they. Let's have a run!"

answered Dec 08 '12 at 10:17

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