kaap-apoan

Kankanaey

Etymology

From apo +‎ ka- -an with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)
  • IPA^(key): /kaʔapʔapoˈan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌ.poˈʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-a‧po‧an
  • IPA^(key): /kaʔapʔapˈwan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌp̚ˈwʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-ap‧oan
  • IPA^(key): /kaʔapʔapoˈʔan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌ.poˈʔʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-a‧po‧an

Noun

kaap-apoán

1. forefathers

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1] (in English and Kankanaey), volume 67, number 1/2, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 79