ngalis di aso

Kankanaey

Etymology

From ngalis (unknown meaning) +‎ di (“of”) +‎ aso (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˌŋalis di ˈʔaso/ [ˌŋaː.li̞s di̞ ˈʔaː.so]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ˌŋalih di ˈʔaho/ [ˌŋaː.li̞h di̞ ˈʔaː.ho], (parts of Sabangan) /ˌŋaris di ˈʔaso/ [ˌŋaː.ri̞s di̞ ˈʔaː.so]
• Rhymes: -aso, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -aho
• Syllabification: nga‧lis di a‧so

Noun

ngális di áso

1. a saying/prayer/formula that is said when a rainbow appears to avoid its baneful influence
   • 1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91:

     ŋális di áso, sabsáben di gálut

     ngalis of a dog, a tie gulps it down

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[2], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91