i

Borrowed from English ee, the English name of the letter E/e.

The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.


o

Borrowed from Tagalog o. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English o.

The name of the Latin-script letter o/O.


puso

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -uho


anak

From Proto-Philippine *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

child (a female or male child, a daughter or son)


siyam

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.


amano

From Spanish jugar mano a mano (“to play even”).


Adan

(used only in tales) A mythological location.


Genesis

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ehih


mata

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.


Gen.

(religion) Abbreviation of Genesis (book of the Bible)


ey

Borrowed from Tagalog ey, from English ay, the English name of the letter A/a.

The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.


Ecclesiastes

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ahteh

(biblical) Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible)


diket

rice cake, typically wrapped in banana leaves


otak

[ˈʔoː.tʌk̠̚]


ina

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)


utek

[ˈʔuː.tɨk̠̚]

[ˈʔoː.tɨk̠̚]


Jeremias

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -iah

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ajah


Levitico

(biblical) Leviticus (book of the Bible)


Deuteronomio

(biblical) Deuteronomy (book of the Bible)


sukat

the exchange of gifts between the spouses before a wedding


supun

gifts that a married couple receives on their wedding


kape

Mankape tako imun-una saka ta agtrabaho.

Let's have some snacks first before we work.


eges

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -əh


udan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qudán (“rain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan (“rain”), from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (“rain”).


wao

eight days of strong rain, usually in August


paypay

a ritual right before a burial to have space from the spirits that reside on the burial site

a ritual to return a wandering soul from abroad into the body of a sick person

a practice that farmer parents do to speak to their infant's soul to not get left behind on the field

a practice that insulted girls do wherein a prayer/curse is put on a stone or chicken


daing

a kind of song and dance performed on a solemn feast or sacrifice


padanga

(Buguias, Kibungan, Bakun, Mankayan, Kapangan) shoulder


pinikpikan

From pikpik (“beat”) + -in- + -an, referring to the way the live chicken is prepared by being beaten to death.

An Igorot chicken dish with singed feathers


songsong

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -oŋhoŋ


otek

[ˈʔuː.tɨk̠̚]

[ˈʔoː.tɨk̠̚]


tokod

Idi siya di, kanan Samson sin anak ay mangitaktakkay en sisya, “Ipakapay mon sak-en din tokod ay nananggen isnan beey tan laydek ay mansadag.”

2000, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Kalin Diyos, Judges 16:26:

a pillar for supporting a larger structure


dobolyu

Borrowed from Tagalog dobolyu, from English double-u, the English name of the letter W/w.

The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.


ahawa

tlb

(Sabangan, particularly Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec)


Kabunian

Disputed. It is not ka- -an + buni since there is no "buni" word.

Si et (kanó) kanán san kabunián: "ta et labnék na, / ta kaísek san dagá."

1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 76:

Then (they say) God said: "I shall flood this, and clean the earth".

(folklore) The Supreme Being in Igorot indigenous religion.


apey

Sína et (kanó) kanán: "intó san naŋáam sinán apéy ay nay et?" "Dinteŋko san apéy siná."

Then (they say) he says: "Where did you get this fire?" "I found the fire here."


Bilbilang

From bilbilang; calque of English Numbers.


pewek

[ˈpɨː.wɨk̠̚]

Idi pomigpigsa din pewek, kanan da en Jonas, “Sinoy amagen mi en sik-a ta somaldeng din pewek?”

2000, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Kalin Diyos, Jonah 1:11:

When the typhoon was becoming stronger, they said to Jonah, “What are we going to do with you so that the typhoon will stop?”


peg-as

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ah

a ritual after a burial to signify the beginning of a new life among the family of the deceased.


Lumawig

... sa et (kanó) kanán Lumáwig: "adú nan kóŋom, / ay énka ta sumáaka, / ta énka men-á si makán ya etág, / ta énka paŋanén daidá."

1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 81:

... then Lumawig says (they say): "Enough weeping, / let's go home, / and fetch rice and pork, / so that you shall feed them."


luek

[ˈluː.ʔɨk̠̚]

[ˈruː.ʔɨk̠̚]


ngalis di aso

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -aho

From ngalis (unknown meaning) + di (“of”) + aso (“dog”).

compound

ŋális di áso, sabsáben di gálut

1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91:

a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence


payew

(agriculture) crop field; rice paddy; rice terrace


Paduka

(Bauko, folklore) the ancestor of the people in Bauko


layew

(agriculture) part of a crop field that is always wet


Kabigat

(folklore) a hero of the Kankanaey people


Alibay

(folklore) a spirit that harms women in childbed


tongtong

(playground games) a line traced on the ground where children start their play


markan di pigsa

From marka (“mark”) + -n + di (“of”) + pigsa (“loud, strength”). Calque of Tagalog tandang padamdam.

(typography) exclamation point; exclamation mark


markan di saludsod

From marka (“mark”) + -n + di (“of”) + saludsod (“question”). Calque of Tagalog tandang pananong.


ayugga

[ʔʌ.jʊɡ̚ˈɡa]

a kind of daing wherein the tempo is much quicker


dayyakus

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -akuh

a kind of daing that is only for the celebration of successful headhunters.


pusase

a spinning top whose center is broader/fatter than the rest


pauting

a spinning top whose center is thinner/narrower than the rest


kepapen

to stop a spinning top from spinning by grabbing it


ngipap

a dot or mark on the ground left by a spinning spinning top


Bugan

a spirit; the female companion of Lumawig

a lower-ranking hero; the female companion of Lawwigan


pakde

a public sacrifice held several times a year


begnas

a week-long community thanksgiving/offering ritual


pis-it

a ceremony on the night before a pus-ik wherein a chicken is sacrificed and a prayer is recited on an aklat


sagawsaw

[sʌ.ɡaʊ̯ˈsaʊ̯]

[hʌ.ɡaʊ̯ˈhaʊ̯]


pus-ik

an annual two-day public sacrifice/ritual


Ag-aganney

[ʔʌɡ̚.ʔʌ.ɡʌnˈnɨi̯]

[ʔʌɡ̚.ʔʌ.ɡʌnˈnɨi̯]

Kanán (kanó) san ipugáw: / áyka ta alám san inabém ay nay, / ta adíka tiwtiwaddanán san sikík ay nay, / ta makaakáan, / tusá, nabutabútaka, / énka ta kumáanka, / ta uméyka 'd baéyyo ay Ag-agannéy.

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

The man says (they say): / come and take this cloth you wove, / and do not make these legs of mine sore unawares, / so that they keep safe, / be off, you cannot see for the dirt in your eyes, / go away, / and go to your house, Ag-agannéy.

(folklore) A mischievious weaver spirit. It sits on roadsides while weaving and hit the legs of passers-by with a balliga, thereby attributing it as the cause of tumors and other leg illnesses of travelers.


bagawas

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -awah

a prayer for farmers to call out groups of spirits to come and bless their crops


ngawingew

[ŋʌˈwi̞ː.ŋɨʊ̯]


kaman-atep

From kaman + atep, literally "roof-like".


kaman-ruwangan

From kaman + ruwangan, literally "door-like".


kaman-nangu

From kaman + nangu, literally "dried-like".


kaman-naum

From kaman + naum, literally "ripe-like", referring to fruits that turn yellow when ripe.


langilang

[lʌˈŋiː.lʌŋ]

[rʌˈŋiː.rʌŋ]

said on a failed attempt of spinning a spinning top and the person wants to retry it.


Nagupak

[nʌˈɡuː.pʌk̠̚]

A mythological location wherein a large number of evil spirits live


Abagtey

[ʔʌ.bʌɡ̚ˈtɨi̯]

(used only in songs) A mythological location.


Agew

(folklore) a personified meteor, the most important one and treated with respect


Tikem

(astronomy) Sagittarius (a constellation)


Kinallaub

(astronomy) Coma Berenices (a constellation)


Binabbais

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -aʔih

(astronomy) Orion's Belt (a constellation)


Aggiwanas

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -anah


Balangay

(astronomy) Ursa Major (a constellation)


Batakagan

(folklore) a personified meteor; a teacher of two brothers; the intermediary between Lumawig and the two brothers


takkin di talaw

From takki (“poop”) + -n + di (“of”) + talaw (“star”)


Liwliw

[li̞ʊ̯ˈli̞ʊ̯]

[ri̞ʊ̯ˈri̞ʊ̯]


Dopo

(astronomy) Name of a specific constellation


Tudong

The Tudoŋ is a special Kankanay constellation, oval in shape, and consisting of the stars of Andromeda (except the two largest ones), some stars of the Fishes, the apex of the Triangle and the head of Aries.

1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91:


gedwan di kali

From gedwa (“half, split”) + -n + di + kali (“word”).


Nagtawan

(used only in tales) A mythological location.


Abanedgan

[ʔʌ.bʌ.nɨd̚ˈɡʌn]


2 Aari

[ˌtu ʔʌˈʔaː.ɾi̞]

[ˌtu ʔʌˈʔaː.ɾi̞]


Ladladingit

From ladladingit, calque of English lamentations.

(biblical) Lamentations (book of the Bible)


1 Aari

[ˌwʌn ʔʌˈʔaː.ɾi̞]

[ˌwʌn ʔʌˈʔaː.ɾi̞]


1 Cronicas

(biblical) 1 Chronicles (book of the Bible)


2 Cronicas

(biblical) 2 Chronicles (book of the Bible)


Kantan Solomon

From kanta (“song”) + -n + English Solomon.

(biblical) Song of Solomon (book of the Bible)


gimong

(Catholicism) A chapel or church that is under the jurisdiction of a parish, typically in rural areas.


Ak-akawwa

[ʔʌk̠̚.ʔʌ.k̠aʊ̯ˈwa]


palpal-iking

palpal-íking (canonical)
palpal-ikíng (canonical)


pappaonos

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -onoh


pappa-unnos

(parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -unnoh


gawgawaan

[ɡaʊ̯.ɡʌ.wʌˈʔʌn]


gawgawa-an

[ɡaʊ̯.ɡʌ.wʌˈʔʌn]


manbinayangadan

to offer a sacrifice that lasts several days


mapappapiyaaw

to throw a spinning top but the cord is too short