Kankanaey

English

Alternative forms

• Kankanay, Kankana-ey

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
2. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

Adjective

Kankanaey (not comparable)

1. pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坎卡奈語／坎卡奈语

• Ilocano: Kankanaey
• Tagalog: please add this translation if you can

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• Kankana-ey

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Pronunciation

• (Ilocos Norte) IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔej/ [kɐn.kɐˈna.ʔeɪ̯]
• (Ilocos Sur) IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔɯj/ [kɐn.kɐˈna.ʔɯɪ̯]
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey language
2. Kankanaey (person)

Adjective

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

• Kankana-ey, Kankanay, Kankanai
• Kan2aey (text messaging)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly derived from kana (“say, tell”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/ [k̠ʌŋ.k̠ʌˈnaː.ʔɨi̯]
  • IPA^(key): /kaŋkaˈnaʔəj/ [k̠ʌŋ.k̠ʌˈnaː.ʔɨi̯]
• Rhymes: -aʔəj
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Proper noun

Kankanaëy

1. A Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
2. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

Adjective

Kankanaëy

1. Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)

Northern Kankanay

Alternative forms

• Kankana-ey, Kankanaëy, Kankanay, Kankanai

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/ [k̠ʌŋ.k̠ʌˈnaː.ʔɨi̯]
  • IPA^(key): /kaŋkaˈnaʔəj/ [k̠ʌŋ.k̠ʌˈnaː.ʔɨi̯]
• Rhymes: -aʔəj
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. A Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
2. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

Adjective

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kakanay, Kankanai, Kankanay
• Kankanaëy, Kankana-ey

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/ [kɐŋ.kɐˈn̪aː.ʔəɪ̯] (prescribed)
    • Rhymes: -aʔəj
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔej/ [kɐŋ.kɐˈn̪aː.ʔeɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aʔej
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Noun

Kankanaëy or Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)

1. Kankanaey

Proper noun

Kankanaëy or Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)

1. Kankanaey

Further reading

• “Kankanaey” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “Kankanaey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018