Sunday, March 22, 2020

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"

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