Lumawig

Kankanaey

Etymology

From lawig +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /luˈmawiɡ/ [luˈmaː.wi̞ɡ̚]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Sabangan) /ruˈmawiɡ/ [ruˈmaː.wi̞ɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -awiɡ
• Syllabification: Lu‧ma‧wig

Proper noun

Lumáwig

1. (folklore) the chief of the spirits
   • 1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 81:

     ... sa et (kanó) kanán Lumáwig: "adú nan kóŋom, / ay énka ta sumáaka, / ta énka men-á si makán ya etág, / ta énka paŋanén daidá."

     ... then Lumawig says (they say): "Enough weeping, / let's go home, / and fetch rice and pork, / so that you shall feed them."

Further reading

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[2], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 80