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Kankanaey
Etymology
From i- + songala.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ʔisoˈŋala/
- IPA(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ʔihoˈŋala/ , (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ʔisoˈŋara/
- Rhymes: -ala, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -ara
- Syllabification: i‧so‧nga‧la
Verb
isongála
- (headhunting) to hang a human head in a basket
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “songála”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 430