kadudugis

kadudugis is a word in a Kankanaey dialect that means untidy=unsanitary.
Kaluluya is a synonym of kadudugis.

sinsinan

Sinsinan, in one Kankana-ey dialect, means weak = not strong/strict.

pig-an, sino, pagat, into

when in one Kankana-ey dialect is "pig-an".
what is one Kankana-ey dialect is "sino".
why in one Kankana-ey dialect is "pagat".
where in one Kankana-ey dialect is "into".
"ay tan ya?" is the same as "pagat?" = why?
"pig-an ka ay sumawang?" = when will you arrive?
"sino'y ngadan mo?" = what is your name?
"into'y ameyam?" = where are you going?
"into's na?" = which one here?
"into'y iyat?" = how will it be done?

guminek is a Kankana-ey word that means "keep quiet".

igenek mo = you keep quiet.
gimuginek ka = you stay quiet.
kaginekak = I stopped talking = I suddenly kept quiet.

Naskok=nasokok is s Kankana-ey dialect word that means "baricaded"="no way out".

Nababkeg is the Kankakana-ey word for "falling down the hard way duch that the impact of getting into the ground comes with a sound"

Related words.
Nag-as  (Kankana-ey word)= Fell down.
Napulag (Kankana-ey word)= Rolled over a hill or any sloping landscape.

Laton pay didan is a Kankana-ey phrase that semantically means "it will become better". An optional prefix is the phrase "adika madanagan" or "adam mansanag" or "adikayo madanagan". which

Adika madanagan = Adam mandanag = You (singular) do not worry.

Adikayo madanagan = You(plural) do not worry.

Angkukunakka is Kankana-ey for "suddenly".

Nangina is Kankana-ey for expensive.

Synonym of Nangina.
Palit = expensive.
Balitok = gold = figure of speech word for expensive

Nalabsan is Kankana-ey for "spared". Literally, nalabsan refers to anything/any place that/where someone left behind/passed by.

Nalabsan mi ili yo sin enmey kami nan pasyal. = We passed by your place when we went for a tour.

Nandan di pewek ngem nalabsan da iman.= The typhoon came but they were spared.

Kalalag(a.k.a. kararag) is Kankana-ey word for prayer.

Manpasalamat kami tan adi ka tinmaytaynan.
Peteg di danag mi.
Nay kaman na-a-bos di namnama mi.
Magay mabalin mi.
Ngem naneng di talek mi en sik-a ay Diyos mi.
Mamati kami ay wada kas uway.
Bantayam koma dakami.
Tulungam dakami ay mansipot no sinoy laydem ay amagen mi.
Sina-ey di kalalag mi.

We are thankful that you never left us.
We are very worried.
We seem to be losing hope.
We cannot do anything.
But our trust remains with You, our Lord.
We believe that you are always present.
Please see us through.
Help us figure out what You want us to do.
This is our prayer.

Kaluluya is Kankanaey for dirty

kadudugis = disgustingly dirty

Nasalto is Kankana-ey word for "ended"(i.e. stopped as a result of a deadend)

Sinmaldeng = stopped.

Natey is the Kankana-ey word for "dead"/"died".

Natey din maestro ed labi. = The teacher died last night.

Metaphors for dead.
Nadipos which literally means "went away".
Namaga which means "got lost".
Naseyep which means "went asleep".
Naseyep ngem adi lan bumangon which means "went asleep but will not wake up".
Nanpoko which means "slept with curved body formation"

ames is Kankana-ey for bathe, man-ames is Kankana-ey for "to take a bath"

uwas = was
man-uwas = to wash
mantabnek = to immerse in water
i-tabel = to prolong the soaking of a thing in water, usually, water with soap.

Adawag is Kankana-ey word that may mean "desperate plea". It could also imply "curse".

Related word:
Ba-os = Curse
Man-seg-ang = Behave desperately.
Ma-seg-ang = Feel Pity, Be sympathetic.
Ma-asi = Be pitiful, Be forgiving

Kankanak pay (anggey) di or Kankanak pay (anggey)sa is a Kankanaey phrase to emphasize that an idea is just a suggestion or an speculation.

Kankanak pay anggey di.  = I was just speculating.
Kankanak pay (anggey) sa. = That is only my suggestion/speculation.

Ay siya ayah? is a Kankana-ey sentence for asking for affirmation.

Ay siya ayah= Is it/that really the case? = Really?

Laton pay didan is a Kankanaey phrase meant for empathy and it sematically translates to "hope for the better".

Adi ka mandanag, laton pay didan = Do not worry, it(life) will become better.

Intoy iyat pay? = What can be done?

Intoy iyat pay kayman! = We can't do anything!

Siya et sa. = That's what is good.

Mansegang is a Kankana-ey word for "do suicide"

Segang = Suicide
Iyat mo's segang ya! = You're move is suicidal!
Lawa kod di mansegang ay. = Please do not be suicidal.
Lawa sa. = Don't do that.

Mankedked di toktok ko is Kankana-ey for "My head is aching" = "I have a headache."

mankedked = aching
toktok = head

Itil in Kankana-ey: What happens when a Kankana-ey person, who does not have any background nor a regard to English phonology, reads the word ethyl?

Today, I saw on social media, a funny video of a Kankana-ey lad, who is obviously very proud of his Kankana-ey roots even if his looks is not far from that of a teenage hollywood star. The video is intended to highlight the wrongdoing of buying more alcohol than necessary during this time when the nation is facing a pandemic crisis.

Kankana-ey people tend to pronounce  the "th" in a way such that the h is nonexistent.  In addition, e may be prounounced as long e. Hence, ethyl would sound "itil". The problem is, in the Kankana-ey language, "itil" refers to a sensitive part of a female's body. "itil" is actually referring to the female organ.

Tokdo-an is a Kankana-ey word that refers to a chair, bench or any place, space or appliance for sitting.

Tongawan is the Ibaloi counterpart of Tokdo-an.

Nay di tokdo-an sina. = Here are vacant seats.

Itokdo yo = Please have a seat.

Tinmokdo da = They sat down.

The culture of generosity, thoughtfulness and care is fundamental among families from the Kankana-ey tribe of the Philippines.

If you are a member, a neighbor or a friend to a family from the Kankana-ey tribe of the Benguet province in the Philippines, you will surely feel the real sense of generosity. You will always get a share of the fruits of their labor. In fact, they would share to you their produce with the best quality as they keep those of the second class quality for them. Many thanks to my family.

Pagat pay sa? is a Kankana-ey interrogative sentence which semantically translates to "why are you like that?" or "what is it that is with you?" or "why are you in such a mode?"

Mantamang is Kankana-ey word for " to take a look at a scenary from afar"

matamang din dontog. = The mountain is viewable.
matamang din be-ey yo. = Your house can be seen from afar.

Asag-en is Kankana-ey word near while adawi is Kankana-ey word for far.

"Oway nas di" is Kankana-ey for "we cross the bridge when we get there".

Nalitaw is Kankana-ey word for lost.

Man-atong is Kankana-ey for hot or warm.

Nasnit is a Kankana-ey word for offended or insulted.

Papas as a Kankana-ey noun is equivalent to patatas.

Patatas = papas = potatoes.
Potatoes are rootcrops that are cultivated in the vegetable farms of the cold areas of Benguet and Mountain Province provinces of the Cordillera region.
If potato planting goes well and that typhoons and drought don't get in the way, potato yields are harvested after 3 months of farm care. Potatoes are sorted based on sizes. Jumbo, xtra large, xtra, big, medium, small and marble are the usual labels of the selections based on sizes.

Lokto is Kankana-ey word for Sweet Potato

Dokto is Ibaloi word for Sweet Potato.
Other Kankana-ey speakers would say Togi is Sweet Potato.

Kintoman is a red-colored rice produced in small rice farms in Benguet, Philippines. The Kintoman is used in a fermentation process in order to produce rice wine.

Ibaw as a Kankana-ey word means fight or quarrel.

Nan-ibaw da. = They quarreled.

Man-ayodok is Kankana-ey word for "to walk briskly" or "to pass by briskly"

Nabege is a Kankana-ey word that means insane(out of sanity)

Nabege ka ay ipugaw = You are an insane person.

Nabebege ka pay abe ay = You are not in a proper sense.

Nabang-ag = Nabege

Nag-as = Kankana-ey word for "fell"

Nag-as = Natekdag

Nag-as din mantaytayaw ay helicopter = The flying helicopter fell down.

Natekdag di lames di bayabas
 = The guava fruit fell on the ground.

Kiyat is the Kankana-ey word for the act of opening the eyes usually from sleeping mode.

Nanmukiyat = (verb) opened eyes.
Nanmumukiyat = Nankikiyat = (adjective) eyes are opened.

Rose Garden, Burnham Park, Baguio City

The state of the park on March 4, 2020 is festive ready because this time is covered by the Panagbenga Festival season.

Nakibo is a Kankana-ey adjective for yellowish water ( or dirty water due to dissolved soil or mud))

Nagalibok is a synonym of Nakibo.

Rice-related terms in Kankana-ey. Begas is Kankana-ey word for uncooked rice.

Ennapoy = cooked rice.
Kilabban = cold cooked rice.
Ittip = almost burned portion of cooked rice that is extracted from the bottom part of the cooking pot.
Kintoman = a variety of red rice that is best for rice wine.
Kinnilog = fried rice.
Diket = glutinous rice.

Bayokbok is the Kankana-ey word that refers to the sound of water as it falls on water. Bayokbok may also mean the manner by which the water is flowing down from a source, say, water falling down on a fall or water flowing from water pipe as the water falls and creates a sound.

Kimit, Kin-it

Kimit is the Kankana-ey word for "closed eyes"
Nakimit(adjective)=closed eyes.
Nankikimit(verb, present tense)=eyes are closed.
Nankimit(verb, past tense)=closed eyes sud
Mankimit(verb, future tense)=will close eyes
Kakimit=The act of suddenly closing eyes

Kin-it=The act of winking an eye.