manbes

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ bes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /manˈbəs/ [mʌmˈbɨs]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /manˈbəh/ [mʌmˈbɨh], (Tadian) /manˈbəs/ [mʌmˈbɨs], (Bauko & Tadian) /mənˈbəs/ [mɨmˈbɨs]
• Rhymes: -əs, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -əh
• Syllabification: man‧bes

Verb

manbë́s

1. to look for the clothes of a dead person

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of manbes

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	manbes, (Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) menbes, (Lubon) manbeh, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) manboh
	Bauko	manbes / menbes, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) manbeh
	Sabangan	manbes / menbes, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) manbes, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) manbeh
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	manbes / menbes, (Tanulong) manghes

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “bes”, 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 83