Word : Language : Part Of Speech: English Translation
ginawang : Kankanaey : noun: River
nakay : Kankanaey : noun (may be used as adjective to mean old for a male gender): old man
kedyat : Kankanaey : noun: wink ( act of wink of an eye with a nod of the head)
mankedyat: Kankanaey: verb: to wink
li'ked : Kankanaey : verb: roam around
nabakes : Kankanaey : noun( may be used as adjective to mean old for a female gender): old woman
nabakesan : Kankanaey: adjective : spinster
sakyab : Kankanaey: verb : climb
bumala/bumela : Kankanaey : verb: go out
egyat : Kankanaey : noun: scare
saliw-a : Kankanaey : noun: consolation
gub-aw : Kankanaey : adjective: Toothless person
siyek : Kankanaey : verb: to laugh
masis-iyek : Kankanaey : adjective: smiling
maka-an : Kankanaey : verb: be removed/ get rid of
seg-ang : Kankanaey : verb: to sympathize/to pity
baken : Kankanaey : adverb: not
labi' : Kankanaey : adverb: night
mansese-ed: Kankanaey : verb: waiting
talaw : Kankanaey : noune: star
dat(e)ngan : Kankanaey : reach
adi-ak : Kankanaey : I will not
sangaw: Kankanaey : verb: to cause confusion/disturbance
nasangaw : Kankanaey : verb: confused/disturbed
dawat: Kankanaey: verb: to give
indaw(a)tam: Kankanaey : verb+pronoun : You gave
napno : Kankanaey: adjective: full
buway : Kankanaey: verb: to tire
nabb(u)ay : Kankanaey: adjective : tired
langpay : Kankanaey: verb : to exhibit immature/childish behavior
NOTE: In Kankanaey, nouns and verbs substitute each other depending on the context of the statement.
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