manpapama-ayan(Kankanaey Dialect)=doing a task with no sense of urgency(English)
Echoing what I know, what are known, what can be known and what I should know about LANGUAGES as "Language is Culture"...
Sunday, February 28, 2021
man-i-i-yay-a
man-i-i-yay-a(Kankanaey Dialect)=doing a task without a sense of urgency(English)
man-i-i-yay-a = manpapama-ayan
Saturday, February 27, 2021
My Prayer for this Sunday
Praise and worship are for you, our Lord.
Thank you Lord for keeping us safe.
Thank you for showing us that life is very meaningful.
Thank you for the nourishment that you are providing.
Continue guiding us and let us know and do your will.
Make this world a better place for your children.
With you, we will stay strong.
All are Yours and let us keep everything in order. Amen.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
kinmoliseng
kinmoliseng(Kankanaey Dialect)=became healthier/became alert(English)
kinmoliseng=kinmosileng
mankokoliseng
mankokoliseng(Kankanaey Dialect)=making a prolonged stare(English)
mankokoliseng =mankokosileng
mankoliseng
mankoliseng(Kankanaey Dialect)=to have opened eyes/to be alert(English)
mankoliseng=mankosileng
Monday, February 22, 2021
tumanagtag
tumanagtag(Kankanaey Dialect)=referring to simultaneous act of running by many bodies(English)
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021
God will make a way.
Kankanaey translations(Based on the intention of the statement):
Waday iyat Apo Dios.
Uway si Apo Dios.
Literal translation:
Man-amag si Apo Dios si danan.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Volunteer in Kankanaey
There seems to be no one-word translation of the English word Volunteer to Kankanaey.
volunteer(English verb)=Malayad ay man-amag
= manlayad ay mangamag
= "manlayad"
= "malayad"
Volunteer(English Noun)= Tumultulong ay magay suweldo na/Adi mabayadan ay katulungan/Nanlayad ay mangamag
Kankanaey pronouns
Second Person:
Sik-a= You(singular)
Dakayo =You(plural)
First Person:
Sak-en = I/Me
Dakami=We/Us
Third Person:
Sisya =He/She
Da-ida= They
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Friday, February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
ayyaken
ay'yaken'(Kankanaey Dialect)=to let someone stop crying/to let someone become calm from being angry/ to convince someone to give into a request(English)
Monday, February 8, 2021
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
mandodolin
mandodolin(Kankanaey Dialect)=intovert/one who prefers to be alone inside while guests ate around(English)
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
maka-ling-an
maka-ling-an(Kankanaey Dialect)=person who easily forgets(English)
makaling-an=makaliw-an=maliw-an=malingling
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
nadakdake
nadakdake(Kankanaey Dialect)=became big/grew to become bigger(English)
nadakdake=dinmakdake
Monday, February 1, 2021
natuso
natuso(Kankanaey Dialect)=stubbornly ill-mannered/having the tendency to disobey/a person who does not usually conform to norms (English)