Kankanaey Adjectives for the structure of a body

namek-eng = short of height/stunted namolokneg = having a body that tends to be rounded and muscular nakig-alan = thin

Location-related Kankanaey words

es-sa = there (referring to the place where the listener is in) es-na = here (referring to a place where the speaker is in) is-di = there (referring to a place elsewhere, other than where the listener and speaker are in)

Time-related Kankanaey adverbs

inag-agew = everyday binub-buwan = every month tinaw-tawen = every year

Dream for a Better Tomorrow

Some people are just lucky. They have nothing to worry about. They are comfortably positioned. They are enjoying a seat. Everything is easy for them. Here you are! You always start the day with the question. What problems are before me today? True enough, a queue of concerns are there to be faced. At times, you feel at fault when you have done nothing wrong in the first place. There is an endless list of pressure-causing concerns to address. You may entertain the thought of just giving up and let them be. Life should be fair. There must be a way out. Is there really no way for a good feeling of the day. Is there hope? Is there a better tomorrow? There must be! Affirm that you can be the architect of your state. Yes, yes, yes. There is a way and such way should be explored right now. Goodbye to the dream of a better tomorrow. Let the coming darkness be a sign of the end of the inequality. Welcome the better days.

Waday panbalinan pay dedan

adi od iman ammo amin yan mabalin ay maamag kaman naligat ay mapati ngem say kanan da en tsamba basta wada ta ay natatago no mamingsan yan kagaganas no mamingsan yan kasasadot duwan siya et yan basta sed-en duwan iyat si gaget gageten no sinoy na-ibatog ay obla tan no pay si bigat uray no baken say nilayad uray baken say ninemnem waday nanbalinan isunga waday panbalinan pay dedan

Biyag di ba-ak (Life of an unmarried elder)

Magay ga-it na ay siyat nan en datngan (Got no partner whom to be with time and again) Magay anak nas siyat i-lako-an si tinapay (Got no child whom to buy bread for ) Magay be-ey nas siyat sa-a-en si minasdem (Got no home that must reached after a day) Na-ingsa ay es-esana (Comfortable being alone) Ngem ammo na ay waday tempo ay adin na kaya no es-esa na (But he recognizes that he cannot do some things on his ) Oka nay kantiyaw no waday ka-agoman (Subject of fun talk during meetings) Duwan siya kananas nemnem na. (I don't mind is all what he has in mind) Oka na amin ay pilak na(Owns every penny he has) Oka na amin ay oras na (Owns his time) Nakasagana ay mantulong(Always ready to help) Tangaden di ib-a na no waday kasapolan da( Someone to turn to by kins in times of need) Iyat na iman si dawat! (Generous!) Isunga sigurado ay mayap-ew di nemnem na ( Hence, he surely has peace of mind)

Sunset overload at my ready retirement home