man-a

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Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ a (get).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /manˈʔa/
    • IPA(key): (Tadian) /manˈʔa/ , (Bauko & Tadian) /mənˈʔa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: man-a

Verb

man-á

  1. to get, fetch, bring
    Synonym: man-ala
    • 2019 July 18, “Stories (kankanaey)”, in Seguidor:
      Awni ka ina ta man a ak si danum.
      Wait mom, I go get water.
    • 2021, Allen, Larry, “man-a”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics:
      Man-á ka si sin-as-áwa ay animál
      Get pairs of animals

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “man-a”, 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 1
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “a”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics