man-aw-awit

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ awit, with reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /manʔawʔaˈwit/ [mʌn.ʔaʊ̯.ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
  • IPA^(key): (Bauko & Tadian) /mənʔawʔaˈwit/ [mɨn.ʔaʊ̯.ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: man-aw-a‧wit

Verb

man-aw-awít

1. to seesaw

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of man-aw-awit

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	man-aw-awit, (Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) men-aw-awit, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) man-aw-awot
	Bauko	man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit
	Sabangan	man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “awít”, 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 47