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Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /balaˈŋaj/
- IPA(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /baraˈŋaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: Ba‧la‧ngay
Proper noun
Balangáy
- (astronomy) Ursa Major (a constellation)
- Synonym: Kinamalig
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91