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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
- 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
- a community ceremony/festival to drive away evil spirits