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Kankanaey
Etymology
From ngalis (unknown meaning) + di (“of”) + aso (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˌŋalis di ˈʔaso/
- IPA(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ˌŋalih di ˈʔaho/ , (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˌŋaris di ˈʔaso/
- Rhymes: -aso, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -aho
- Syllabification: nga‧lis di a‧so
Noun
ngális di áso
- a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence
1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91:ŋális di áso, sabsáben di gálut- ngalis of a dog, a tie gulps it down
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