Thursday, April 29, 2021

Baw di?

Baw di?(Kankanaey Dialect)= Was that it?(English)

Baw di?=Siya baw di?=Ay siya baw?=Kaman nadi daw?

Kankanana.

Kan'kana'k.(Kankanaey Dialect)=I am just saying.(English)

Kan'kana'na'. = He/she is just saying.

Adi'k ammo.

Adi'k ammo.(Kankanaey Dialect)=I do not know.(English)


Adi'k ammo.= Adi-ak ammo.=Ada'k ammo. =I do  not know.

man-anap

man-anap(Kankanaey Dialect)=will look for(English)

inmali

inmali(Kankanaey Dialect)=came(English)

umali=will come/come

umal-ali=coming

makisinnukat

makisinnukat(Kankanaey Dialect)=make barter/exchange places/swap(English)

Duwan siya.

Duwan siya.(Kankanaey Dialect)=Let it be.(English)

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Adi ka-inemneman

Adi ka-i'nem'ne'man(Kankanaey Dialect)=Cannot make a definite decision/Having a second thought(English)

Aped na.

Aped na.(Kankanaey Dialect)=It is more than enough/It is more than expected.(English)

nasangaw

nasangaw(Kankanaey Dialect)=gave no attention to a set appointment as a result of attending to other concerns/confused/forgot a commitment(English)

Monday, April 26, 2021

natatay

nata'tay'(Kankanaey Dialect)=referring to sagging clothes/loosely hanging(English)

Subil

 Su'bil'(Kankanaey Dialect)=lips(English)

Tepek

Tepek'(Kankanaey Dialect)=mouth(English)

Tamil

Tamil'(Kankanaey Dialect)=cheek(English)

Kitong

Ki'tong(Kankanaey Dialect)=forehead(English)

Sunday, April 25, 2021

nalinglingan

nalinglingan(Kankanaey Dialect)=forgotten(English)

naliw-an

naliw-an(Kankanaey Dialect)=forgotten(English)

linglingan

ling'li'ngan'(Kankanaey Dialect)=to forget(English)

liw-an

liw-an(Kankanaey Dialect)=to forget(English)

ma-inom

ma-inom(Kankanaey Dialect)=referring to a liquid that is safe for drinking/referring to a person who is a habitual drinker of alcohol/drunkard(English) 

Saturday, April 24, 2021

nabyeng

nabyeng(Kankanaey Dialect)=filled with water due to a spill or rain(English)

nakgang

nakgang(Kankanaey Dialect)=dried due to drought(English)

Friday, April 23, 2021

mansida

mansida(Kankanaey Dialect)=to conduct/host a traditional party(English)

makisida

maki'sida'(Kankanaey Dialect)=to attend a traditional party(English)

Sida

Sida'(Kankanaey Dialect)=traditional party where animals, usually pigs, are butchered for the community to partake(English)

atip

a'ti'p(Kankanaey Dialect)= receptacle for a bolo that is fastened to hang around one's side of waist(English)

atep

atep'(Kankanaey Dialect)=house roofing(English)

Bobolog

Bobolog(Kankanaey Dialect)=slang term referring to bachelors(English)

manluluwwa

manluluwwa(Kankanaey Dialect)=having teary eyes(English)

luwwa

luwwa(Kankanaey Dialect)=tears(English)

mannamoket

mannamoket(Kankanaey Dialect)=sticky(English)

ma-ulay

ma-ulay(Kankanaey Dialect)=to melt/will melt(English)

mankedked

mankedked(Kankanaey Dialect)=referring to headache(English)

Thursday, April 22, 2021

manbanag

manbanag(Kankanaey Dialect)=referring to something very hot such that the hotness is felt in the surrounding(English)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

nagdengan

nag'dengan(Kankanaey Dialect)=limited/marked by a line(English)


nag'dengan=naged-dengan

angkukunna

angkukunna(Kankanaey Dialect)=suddenly(English)

Siya pay sas!

Siya pay sas!(Kankanaey Dialect)=Forget about that!/Never mind that!(English)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

ipapati

ipapati(Kankanaey Dialect)=to be persistent(English)

ipilit

ipilit(Kankanaey Dialect)=to insist/to forcefully do(English)

mansana-ang

mansana-ang(Kankanaey Dialect)=spicy taste or having a sense of acidity (English)

Monday, April 19, 2021

Aw kanak.

Aw kanak.(Kankanaey Dialect) = I have the same question.(English)

inenemnem

inenemnem(Kankanaey Dialect)=to not forget/to have in mind(English)

nemnemen

nemnemen(Kankanaey Dialect)=to recall(English)

Laydek.

Laydek.(Kankanaey Dialect)=I like.(English)

Sunday, April 18, 2021

ba-as

ba-as(Kankanaey Dialect)=residue of coffee granules in a coffee drink(English)

bisil

bisil(Kankanaey Dialect)=grains of sand(English)

legleg

legleg(Kankanaey Dialect)=clay soil(English)

gimoken

gi'moken(Kankanaey Dialect)=to break into pieces(English)

nagimok

nagimok(Kankanaey Dialect)=broken into pieces/chopped into pieces(English)

Saturday, April 17, 2021

poli

po'li(Kankanaey Dialect)=breed/descendant(English)

napo-an

napo-an(Kankanaey Dialect)=origin/source/ancestor(English)

ed nabba-on

ed nabba-on(Kankanaey Dialect)=in the ancient time(English)

ed nabba-on=sin nabba-on.

Friday, April 16, 2021

man-kat

man-kat(Kankanaey Dialect)=having the ability and character of biting(English)

man-kat=man-kakat

pitil

pitil(Kankanaey Dialect)=skin warts(English)

bayang

bayang(Kankanaey Dialect)= ready to bleed swollen skin rashes due to injury or any skin problem(English)

man-asimuga

man-asimuga(Kankanaey Dialect)=restless/feeling bothered/uncomfortable(English)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

nan-keyat

nan-keyat(Kankanaey Dialect)=changed mind(English)

nan-keyat = in-babawi

man-keyat

man-keyat(Kankanaey Dialect)= to change mind(English)

man-keyat=i-babawi

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

i-pet

 i-pet'(Kankanaey Dialect)=tight/does not fit because the size is not enough(English)

mek-eng

mek-eng(Kankanaey Dialect)=short in height(English)

Namek-eng.

Namek-eng(Kankanaey Dialect)=stunted(English)

Intoy kad-am?

Intoy kad-am?(Kankanaey Dialect)=Where are you?(English)


Intoy kad-am?= Into di kad-am?

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

pogpo-gen

pogpo-gen(Kankanaey Dialect)=to pick fruits that are hanging/to get items that are attached yo any host(English)

i-uway

i-uway(Kankanaey Dialect)=to neglect(English)

na-i-uway

na-i-uway(Kankanaey Dialect)=neglected(English)

Monday, April 12, 2021

man-ay-ayodok

man-ay'-ayo'dok(Kankanaey Dialect)= Passing by slowly/Walking along majestically(English)

man-ay-ayos

man-ay'-a'yos(Kankanaey Dialect)=Flowing over the ground or canal(English)

Sunday, April 11, 2021

mansakantil

mansakantil(Kankanaey Dialect)=to sit down and let legs be in cross formation(English)

nansasakantil

nansasakantil(Kankanaey Dialect)=sitting down while with crossed legs(English)

manpoko

manpoko(Kankanaey Dialect)=to lie down mimicking a question mark form(English)

nanpoko

nanpoko(Kankanaey Dialect)= figure of speech word for dead(English)

nanpopoko

nanpopoko(Kankanaey Dialect)=lying down in question mark form(English)

Saturday, April 10, 2021

madlak

madlak(Kankanaey Dialect)=flattened/ flat nose(English)

na-ipket

na-ipket(Kankanaey Dialect)=pasted(English)

nabuyok

nabuyok(Kankanaey Dialect)=rotten(English)

Friday, April 9, 2021

Ay siya aya?

 Ay siya aya?(Kankanaey Dialect)=Is it so?(English)

Amay-am.

Amay-am.(One-word Kankanaey Sentence)= You be careful/Do it carefully.(English)

manlinget

 man'linget'(Kankanaey Dialect)=to perspire(English)

linget

linget(Kankanaey Dialect)=perspiration(English)

nang-leng

nang-leng(Kankanaey Dialect)=with prominent looking nose(English)

gagan-o

gagan-o(Kankanaey Dialect)=for a while(English)

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

namongyawan

namongyawan(Kankanaey Dialect)=Having a traces of dirt on one's face(English)

Monday, April 5, 2021

tinnokdo

tinnokdo(Kankanaey Dialect)=do a thing as you sit(English)

natnga

natnga(Kankanaey Dialect)=speechless(English)

naboteng

naboteng(Kankanaey Dialect)=drunk(English)

Sunday, April 4, 2021

man-wed-wed

man-wed-wed(Kankanaey Dialect)=swaying/to sway/typical characteristic of a hanging footbridge when someone is walking over it(English)

man-gayenggeng

man-gayenggeng(Kankanaey Dialect)=to tremble usually due to nervous breakdown(English)

mantayegteg

mantayegteg(Kankanaey Dialect)=to tremble due to coldness(English)

Saturday, April 3, 2021

tab-okan

tab-okan(Kankanaey Dialect)=to cause something to be burried/pour or put a pile of covers over something(English)

natab-okan

natab-okan(Kankanaey Dialect)=burried underneath(English)

Friday, April 2, 2021

pinmaksaw

pinmaksaw(Kankanaey Dialect)=Went off target(English)

Din anuk-a.

Din anuk-a(Kankanaey Diakect)=The thing.(English)

anuk-a.

anuk-a(Kankanaey Dialect)=something(English)

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Angsan

Angsan(Kankanaey Dialect)=too much(English)

Intoy iyat pay?

Intoy iyat pay?(Kankanaey Dialect)=What should be done?(English)