Place of origin references

In the Kankanaey Dialect, someone may be associated with his place of origin.

i-Benguet refers to a person who comes from Benguet.

i-Bontoc refers to a person who comes from Bontoc, Mt. Province.

In general, the name of the place of origin is prefixed by "i" in order to attribute a person to his/her place of origin. The name of the place can be a name of a barrio, a municipality or a province.

An alternative is to use the prefix "taga" instead of "i". Hence, taga-Benguet, taga-Bontoc, ...