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Hanunoo
Etymology
From amba (“a type of singing”) + -han.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔamˈbahan/
- Rhymes: -ahan
- Syllabification: am‧ba‧han
Noun
ambahan (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ᜴ᜪᜱᜨ᜴)
- chanted verse, characterized by the use of seven-foot lines; by conspicuous lack of loanwords (from Spanish, Tagalog, or Hiligaynon); by many archaic Hanunoo terms; and by being sung always without instrumental accompaniment
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 27
Hiligaynon
Noun
ambáhan
- canticle, chant, hymn, song