Kankanaey
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.
Proper noun
Kankanaey
- A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
- A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.
Adjective
Kankanaey (not comparable)
- pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language
Translations
language
Ilocano
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.
Pronunciation
- (Ilocos Norte) IPA(key): /kankaˈnaʔej/
- (Ilocos Sur) IPA(key): /kankaˈnaʔɯj/
- Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey
Proper noun
Kankanaey
Adjective
Kankanaey
- Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)
Kankanaey
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly derived from kana (“say, tell”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey)
- Rhymes: -aʔəj
- Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey
Proper noun
Kankanaëy
- A Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
- A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.
Adjective
Kankanaëy
- Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)
Northern Kankanay
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey)
- Rhymes: -aʔəj
- Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey
Proper noun
Kankanaey
- A Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
- A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.
Adjective
Kankanaey
- Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey
Noun
Kankanaëy or Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)
Proper noun
Kankanaëy or Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)
Further reading
- “Kankanaey”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “Kankanaey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018