Kankanaey

English

Alternative forms

• Kankanay, Kankana-ey

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
2. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

Adjective

Kankanaey

1. pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• Kankana-ey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/, /kankaˈnaʔej/
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey language
2. Kankanaey (person)

Adjective

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

• Kankana-ey, Kankanaëy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/, /kankaˈnaʔej/
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Proper noun

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey language
2. Kankanaey (person)

Adjective

Kankanaey

1. Kankanaey (pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kakanay
• Kankanai
• Kankanay
• Kankanaëy
• Kankana-ey

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔəj/ [kɐŋ.kɐˈnaː.ʔəɪ̯] (prescribed)
    • Rhymes: -aʔəj
  • IPA^(key): /kankaˈnaʔej/ [kɐŋ.kɐˈnaː.ʔɛɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aʔej
• Syllabification: Kan‧ka‧na‧ey

Noun

Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)

1. Kankanaey

Proper noun

Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)

1. Kankanaey

Further reading

• “Kankanaey” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “Kankanaey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018