bal-aken

Kankanaey

Etymology

From bal-ak +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /balˈʔakən/ [bʌlˈʔaː.k̠ɨn]
  • IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /barˈʔakən/ [bʌrˈʔaː.k̠ɨn]
• Rhymes: -akən
• Syllabification: bal-a‧ken

Verb

bal-ákën

1. (used only in prayers) to make sick

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of bal-aken

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	bal-aken, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) bal-akon
	Bauko	bal-aken
	Sabangan	bal-aken, (elderly) bal-aken/bar-aken
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	bal-aken, (elderly) bal-aken/bar-aken, (Tanulong) ghal-aken

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “bal-ák”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 59