Gayang

Kankanaey

Etymology

From gayang (“spear”), referring to the spears that were used to attack the villagers until they found a sanctuary beside the river, wherein the barangay is located today.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈɡajaŋ/ [ˈɡaː.jʌŋ]
• Rhymes: -ajaŋ
• Syllabification: Ga‧yang

Proper noun

Gáyang

1. A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

References

• Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎^[1] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), page 59