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Kankanaey
Etymology
From pinang- + aba.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /pinaˈŋaba/
- Rhymes: -aba
- Syllabification: pi‧na‧nga‧ba
Noun
pinangába
- (used only in songs) husband, wife, spouse
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “pinangaba”, 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