ngalis di aso
Kankanaey
editEtymology
editFrom ngalis (unknown meaning) + di (“of”) + aso (“dog”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence
- 1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos[1], volume 67, number 1/2, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91:
- ŋális di áso, sabsáben di gálut
- ngalis of a dog, a tie gulps it down
References
edit- Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos[2] (in English and Kankanaey), volume 67, number 1/2, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91