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Kankanaey
Pronunciation
Noun
sig-áy
- comb
- Synonyms: sag-ay, sagaysay
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of sig-ay
| Southern / Central
|
| Mt. Province |
Tadian |
sig-ay,
(Lubon) hig-ay,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) hog-ay
|
| Bauko |
sig-ay,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) hig-ay
|
| Sabangan |
sig-ay,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) sig-ay,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) hig-ay
|
| Northern / Applai
|
| Mt. Province |
Sagada |
sig-ay,
(Pidlisan) sikh-ay
|
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “sig-áy”, 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 417