Alibay

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Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlibaj/ [ʔʌˈliː.bai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ibaj
  • Syllabification: A‧li‧bay

Proper noun

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Alíbay

  1. (folklore) a spirit that harms women in childbed
  2. a festival/rite of thanksgiving

References

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  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 86