man-a

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ a (“get”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /manˈʔa/ [mʌnˈʔa]
  • IPA^(key): (Bauko & Tadian) /mənˈʔa/ [mɨnˈʔa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: man-a

Verb

man-á

1. to get, fetch, bring

   Synonym: man-ala

   • 2019 July 18, “Stories (kankanaey)”, in Seguidor‎^[1]:

     Awni ka ina ta man a ak si danum.

     Wait mom, I go get water.

   • 2021, Allen, Larry, “man-a”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary‎^[2], Summer Institute of Linguistics:

     Man-á ka si sin-as-áwa ay animál

     Get pairs of animals

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “man-a”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[3], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1
• Allen, Larry (2021) “a”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary‎^[4], Summer Institute of Linguistics