Kankanaey

Introduction

Kankanaey is a language of Philippines. It is spoken in Luzon, north Benguet, southwest Mountain, southeast Ilocos Sur, and northeast La Union provinces.

Dialects

Bakun-Kibungan, Guinzadan, Kapangan, Mankayan-Buguias.

The Kankanaey Verb

Verblist

• akewen, mangakew -- to steal
• ammo -- to know, be knowledgeable
• anges -- to breathe
• bayoen -- to pound, beat
• betbeten -- to cut, hack
• bilangen -- to count
• bokatan -- to open, uncover
• bomaktad -- to lie down
• dengngen -- to hear
• desigen -- to split
• egnan -- to hold
• egyatan, omegyat -- to fear
• gog-oen -- to scratch
• gomabay -- to grow
• ibaga -- to say
• ikabbot -- to tie up, fasten
• ilaen -- to see
• ipespes, pespesan -- to squeeze
• itpig -- to throw
• katen -- to bite
• lalkoan -- to buy
• langoy -- to swim
• lomat-ed -- to swell
• maek -- to sleep
• mag-as -- to fall
• mamana -- to shoot
• man-anop -- to hunt
• mandagem, sib-okan -- to blow
• mandait -- to sew
• mandan -- to walk
• man-esek -- to plant
• man-gaga -- to chew
• mangan -- to eat
• man-iitaw -- to dream
• man-inom -- to drink
• mankaot -- to dig
• mannemnem -- to think
• man-oga -- to cry
• man-ota -- to vomit
• man-oto -- to cook
• man-owab -- to yawn
• mantabon -- to hide
• mantayaw -- to fly
• mantikid, somakyab -- to climb
• mantogpa -- to spit
• maowang -- to work
• matago -- to live, be alive
• matey -- to die, be dead
• mayekyek -- to laugh
• omalagey -- to stand
• omali -- to come
• omaloyas -- to flow
• peslen -- to kill
• pilien -- to choose
• pooan -- to burn
• seppaten -- to hit
• somagong -- to turn
• songsongen -- to sniff, smell
• sosoen -- to suck
• todoken -- to stab, pierce
• tomokdo -- to sit