A restaurant in Baguio has the name "Calajo".
"Calajo" is an Ibaloi phrase which means "you come" ["cala"=come and "jo"=you]. "Calajo" is the Ibaloi counterpart of the Kankanaey phrase "Umali kayo".
"Calajo" and "Umali kayo" are used for expressing an invitation. Essentially, the phrases mean "You are welcome here".
Other indigenous terms used as names of local establishments:
"Solibao": "Solibao" literally refers to the Percussion musical instrument used during grand part celebrations
"Ganza": "Ganza" is the local term for the Gong. Togther with the "Solibao" and the "Takik", the "Ganza" is used to create the music on which the local would dance to the "Tayaw=Tayao".
"Kansharu": "Kansharu" is the ibaloi term for the pot, the cooking implement
"Ynazdi": "Ynazdi" is not in the Kankanaey Lexicon. It must have been coined from the Kankanaey phrase "Uway nas di". "Uway nas di" means "It is up to fate" or "Come what may". When someone is not certain of his/her decision towards an invitation or any concern that demands one's response, the folk would say "Uway nas di". "Uway nas di" seems to be an appropriate label for the happy go lucky.
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