sagawsaw

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /saɡawˈsaw/ [sʌ.ɡaʊ̯ˈsaʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /haɡawˈhaw/ [hʌ.ɡaʊ̯ˈhaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: sa‧gaw‧saw

Noun

sagawsáw

1. a dog sacrifice

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 86

Northern Kankanay

Noun

sagawsaw

1. a community ceremony/festival to drive away evil spirits