gedwan di kali

Kankanaey

Etymology

From gedwa (“half, split”) +‎ -n +‎ di +‎ kali (“word”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ɡədˌwan di ˈkali/ [ɡɨd̚ˌwʌn di̞ ˈk̠aː.li̞]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Sabangan) /ɡədˌwan di ˈkari/ [ɡɨd̚ˌwʌn di̞ ˈk̠aː.ri̞]
• Rhymes: -ali, (parts of Sabangan) -ari
• Syllabification: ged‧wan di ka‧li

Noun

gëdwán di kali (neologism)

1. (grammar, linguistics) syllable

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy‎^[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, page 14