Showing posts with label Teaching Arithmetic to the Kankanaey Kid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teaching Arithmetic to the Kankanaey Kid. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2012

Arithmetic Operations in Kankanaey

Add <==> Tapian : Tapian si lima <==> Add 5
Subtract <==> Kulangan : Kulangan si tolu <==> Subtract 3
Multiply <==> Pamin-ad-adoen :
--> Paminduwaen <==> multiply by 2
--> Pamintoluen <==> multiply by 3
--> Paminupaten <==> multiply by 4
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--> Pamin-ad-adoen si maminduwa <==> multiply by 2
--> Pamin-ad-adoen si mamintulo <==> multiply by 3
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Divide <==> Pan-gugudwaen
--> Panduwaen <==> divide by 2
--> Pantoluen <==> divide by 3
--> Pan-upaten <==> divide by 4
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--> Pan-gugudwaen si sag-totolu <==> divide by three
--> Pan-gugudwaen si sag-uupat <==> divdie by four
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