Kankanaey - English Dictionary*: Words starting with "A"

aa - interj.  closest to the English "uh-huh" expressing acceptance of information provided

abaga - n. shoulder
abalbalay - n.
abito - n. overcoat (root:  Spanish "habito", meaning "religious vestments"[?])

adi - __.  no
adipay - ___. so?
ado (ad-ado/ado-ado) - adj. many
adobo - n. ("adapted" from Tagalog) -

aged - n (?). bad odor
agid - v. to sharpen (a pencil)
agud -
agudong - n. snail/s

ala - v. get
alado -
alaem - v. get it
al-al -
alamid - v. make
alem -
alid-id - v.
alingo - n. wild pig
alisto - adj. quick
alla - interj. ___
allitao - n. uncle
alud (aludan/al-aludan) - v. ___

akem - n. bad omen (?)
akukud -

ama - n. dad, father

amak -

ammangan - ___. in case

amin - v. consume

anana - interj. ___

ando (an-ando/ando-ando) - adj. long, tall

anido n. ___
   men anido - v. to make oneself warm by a bonfire

appilido -
apoy - n. fire

atikakang - n.

aye/ayeh - interj. ___


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*This is an amateur attempt and is a work-in-progress.  The version of Kankanaey referred to here is mainly that of Besao (Applai).

St James Park - Siya kuma abes nan ikkan tako na id Banao

Pato ya nan katapitapi na ay ayam ad St James Park, London, UK.

Malagip ko no engkami mangobi ken Inak ad Banao asnan Sabado, banda alaskuwatro isnan wakgat nan dumatngan mi ad Banao tay tan-o met nan rubwat nan bus. Dangkamiyet men denet et men anido kami pang sed-an mi ay mawakgat. No dandani ay bumala nan agew, wada da et nan men taytayaw ay "flocks of ducks" karkaro isnan bandan nan Anak di Banao. Waay nu adi en ka palpalsiitan wennu mapaltugan datodi, keg kuma nan naay St James Park nan ikakkanad wani ay mailalaok nan "wildlife" isnan ippogaw.  Din besat ko ay Clifford, wada profiling na isnan Banao "as part of his work" et kanana en "migratory ducks" tet-ew dadi ay magapo ad China...sayang...sayang...

Kalin di iBesao [Kankanaey (Besao-Applai) Language] - "Verbs"

Nan tapin di "Verbs" wennu "Action Words"
[with amateur translation to Tagalog and English]

I.  "Regular Verbs"

[A regular English verb has only one principal part, from which all the forms of the verb can be derived. This is the bare form, and is shown in dictionaries. -Wikipedia]

basa - basa - read
          Ta men basa ak as "pocketbook."
bayo - bayo - pound
          Men bayo kayo ta waday kaen tako as awni.

daan - lakad - walk
          Men daan ka ud tapno ma "exercise" nan ikim.

damag - tanong - ask
          Wada nan linmaos ad kawni ay nin damag no wada ka.

kali - salita - talk
          Wada da isna uneg ay men kalkali.
         
kuskus - kuskus -
          Linausak daida ay men kuskuskus as pating.

puted - putol - cut
          Men puted mu nan sana sibit ta adi maikawit nan bado.

sulat - sulat - write
          Dinatngak siya ay men sulsulat para ken asawana.

tagtag - takbo - run
          Waay waday mangkedkedag ken datodi tay yaket men tagtagtag da.

Conjugation

Sample:  basa - men basa, men basbasa, nin basa
     magbasa, nagbabasa, nagbasa
     read, reading, read

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II.  "Irregular Verbs"

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III.  For classification

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kiskis - kiskis - milling of rice by rice mill

suduk - tanong - ask, search or analyze (in a profound manner)
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