itdo means to point or to teach

The Kankanaey word "itdo" has two common meanings.
Depending on the context, itdo may mean to teach or it may mean to point.

Umitdo ka kod. = please teach me.

Itdom kod di kad-an di ba-ey yo. = Will you please point to where your house is.

Published Thought on the Mother Tongue

One's mother tongue is significant factor of one's identity.  When one participates in social activities driven by one's mother tongue, one carves his/her identity. Such an identity makes one a significant social being.

Everyone can define his identity through a ,other tongue.  Everyone has been bestowed an ability to acquire language.

Language Acquisition by a Child

How does a child acquire a language:
There is a school of thought posited by cognitive scientists that every child/person has inherent blueprint of language.  The child is genetically assigned a language faculty.  However, exposure and/or training is needed for the child to develop his/her language.

Kankanaey Terminologies for Body movements, gestures and actions

Kimkim = blinking of the eyes
Kin-it = blinking of one eye with the goal of projecting one's charm
Kedyat = Simultaneous blinking of one eye and nodding of the head done as gesture of greeting somebody at a distance
Yang-ed = Nodding of the head as a gesture of approval
Wagelwel = Shaking of the head as gesture of disapproval
Ngasi-it = Smile with  grin as a gesture of tentativity
Pika = to stand up
Tokdo = to sit down
Sakantel = the act of sitting with crossed legs
Tagtag = to run
Dad-an = to walk
Yadking = to walk rythmically
Lagto = to jump
Padtok = to leap
Baktad = to lie down

Tangtang in Kankanaey

Tangtang is the Kankanaey word that refers to the sound of a ringing bell.

Asi ka Uway

"Asi ka uway" is a kankanaey remark, commonly uttered to somebody you are parting with, that literally translates to "Go your way". Semantically and pragmatically, it translates to "Take care as you go" = "Take care as you do it your way."

"Taw-an pay sa"

"Taw-an pay sa" = "To-an pay sa" is a Kankanaey remark that semantically translates to "I have nothing to do with that"="I know nothing about that".