Saturday, December 29, 2012

Words for the day: (Heard from my neighbor)

"Naputing" (adjective) --> Kankanaey term for detached (Context: My neighbor observed that the wiper accessory attached to  the windshield of his car is detached. As he looked on it, he reacted saying "naputing".

I made me remember some related Kankanaey words:
1. "naputlong" (adjective)= "broken" : The word is apt if the referenced event is "a stick (or any rod like object) that gets broken into two parts".
2. "nagutlo" (adjective) is a synonym to "naputlong"
3. "naputo" (adjective) is a synonym to "naputlong"
4. "puto"  (noun) refers to the one of the parts as a result of the cutting off into two parts.
5. "puto" (verb) refers to the action of cutting off into two.
6. "puto-em san pa-o." = Cut that stick.
7. "puto-em kod san tali." = Kindly cut that rope.
8. "puto-em" = "gutlo-em" = "putlo-em"

My friends (students) are developing an application that supports a Short Messaging Service(SMS)-based word translation requests.  The general idea is to allow interested users to text to a predefined mobile number a word in Kankanaey, Ibaloi, Ilokano, Tagalog or English  which they want to translate.  The translation will then be returned. The project is initially intended to support elementary teaching cognizant to the prescription through the K-12 education system.  I can imagine the application being able to do word translations from English to Kankanaey for lessons on the body parts.
head --> "toktok"
hair --> "bo-ok"
forehead --> "kitong"
eye --> "mata"
eyebrow --> "kiday"
nose --> "eleng" or "eng"
cheek --> "tamil"
ear --> "inga"
mouth --> "sungsung"
lip --> "subil"
tooth --> "bab-a"
tongue --> "dila"
throat --> "kalangngakang"
chin --> "patang"
neck --> "bagang"
back of neck --> "tenged"
shoulder --> "padanga"
armpit --> "kilkili"
hand --> "takkay"
finger --> "galumot"
thumb --> "palpal-ama"
index finger --> "kalingngiking"
nail --> "koko"
body --> "awak"
upper front part of body --> "pagew"
lower front part of body --> "eges"
back part of the body --> "edeg"
waist --> "gitang"
buttock --> "obet"
leg --> "puyong"
foot --> "siki"
knee --> "mokling"
toe --> "dapan"
brain --> "utek"
vein --> "uwat"
bone --> "tong-a"
intestine --> "susot"
blood --> "dada"
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