sagawsaw

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Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /saɡawˈsaw/
    • IPA(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /haɡawˈhaw/
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: sa‧gaw‧saw

Noun

sagawsáw

  1. a dog sacrifice

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 86

Northern Kankanay

Noun

sagawsaw

  1. a community ceremony/festival to drive away evil spirits