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Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡəw/
- Rhymes: -aɡəw
- Syllabification: A‧gew
Proper noun
Ágëw
- (astronomy) the Sun
- (folklore) a personified meteor, the most important one and treated with respect
Usage notes
- This is usually referred to as "apo Agew" out of respect.
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 90