Lumawig

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Kankanaey

Etymology

From lawig +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /luˈmawiɡ/
  • Rhymes: -awiɡ
  • Syllabification: Lu‧ma‧wig

Proper noun

Lumáwig

  1. (folklore) the chief of the spirits
    • 1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 81:
      ... sa et (kanó) kanán Lumáwig: "adú nan kóŋom, / ay énka ta sumáaka, / ta énka men-á si makán ya etág, / ta énka paŋanén daidá."
      ... then Lumawig says (they say): "Enough weeping, / let's go home, / and fetch rice and pork, / so that you shall feed them."

Further reading

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 80