No laydem ay mangila

NO LAYDEM AY MANGILA, ESSAN BA-EY DA AMA. MANLUGAN TA ESSAN DANGWA, DANGWA AY PARA SAGADA. AMEY TA ED BA-EY MI, UBE DI IPASANGO MI. NO ILAM SAN SIBO MI, OGGOT PAY DI SAYOTE. NO ILAM PAY SI AMA, ADI KAN MADISDISMAYA. TAN MAGA DI ADAL NA, ADI PULOS NA-ESKWELA. NO ILAM PAY SI INA, ADI KAN MADISDISMAYA. BADO NA YAN 'WAT SAKO, ADI PAY NA-ILABLABA. MABAINNAK EN SIK-A TAN ANAK DA KA SI BAKNANG, MAIKADWA, NAPINTAS KA. MAIKATLO, DI-ADAL KA. ... ENGGAY ET I-SURRENDER KO AY MAN-AREM SIN ANAK YO, TAN ANAK DAK SI "POBRE" YA BAKEN NAK PAY LANG GUWAPO. ------------------------------------------ If you want to go and see, the house of my parents. We will ride the Dangwa bus that is bound to Sagada. When we will be home, sweet potatoes is what we will serve to you. You will see that our viand is Sayote tops. When you will see my father, do not be disappointed, because he has not been educated, he never went to school. When you will see my mother, do not be disappointed, She wears fabric of a sack which has not been subjected to laundry. I feel ashamed, because you are rich. Secondly, you are beautiful. Thirdly, you are well-educated. ... Now, I have to surrender. I will stop courting your daughter. Because I am from a poor family and I am not even handsome.

muteg

muteg (Kankanaey Dialect) = mucus

kalaley

kalaley (Kankanaey Dialect) = old clothings

Health Conditions in Kankanaey

man-ok-ok = having a cough nasa-ek = having voice disorder due to dryness of throat man-uuta = having vomiting episodes manpa'nateng' = sick = having a fever manlilinget = perspiring manmumuteg = having a runny nose nabayangan = with skin lessions/rushes linmadag = swollen

Matagtag

matagtag (Kankanaey Dialect) = can be reached by running

Nan-osong

Nan-osong( Kankanaey Dialect ) = turned up side down. Figuratively, the word nan-osong is used to suggest a situation where profit is negative, a situation where you spend more than what you gain.

Waday tempo na

Waday tempo na(Kankanaey) = It has its time = Time will come.

Kulang

Kulang(Kankanaey Dialect) = not enough kul'kulang(Kankanaey) = a but short/not enough

My prayer

Thank you and sorry Lord.

What happens next is not obvious

A colleague's life is suddenly ended as a result of contracting a killer disease, Friends back in the younger and formative years are taken away as they fall victims of an ongoing pandemic, Relatives crosses to another world as they figure in tragic accidents. What more may happen? All we can do is pray. All we can do is trust the Creator. His will may be the reason even as we hope that He has given us and will be giving us the best direction.