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Kankanaey
Etymology
From kamalig + -in-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /kinaˈmaliɡ/
- IPA(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /kinaˈmariɡ/
- Rhymes: -aliɡ, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -ariɡ
- Syllabification: Ki‧na‧ma‧lig
Proper noun
Kinamálig
- (astronomy) Ursa Major (a constellation)
- Synonym: Balangay
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