Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /balˈliɡa/ [bʌlˈliː.ɡʌ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Syllabification: bal‧li‧ga

Noun

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ballíga

  1. a tablet used for tightening the thread when weaving

References

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  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “ballíga”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1] (in English and Kankanaey), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 64