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Kankanaey

Kankanaey proper noun: a South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.

Proper noun

Kankanaey

  1. A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.

Noun

Kankanaey (plural Kankanaeys or Kankanaey)

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

Adjective

Kankanaey (not comparable)

  1. pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language

Kankanaey meaning in Tagalog

Kankanaey in Tagalog

language
Kankanaey

Forms of Kankanaey

Proper noun
alternative formKankanay
alternative formKankana-ey
Noun
pluralKankanaeys
pluralKankanaey

Origin of Kankanaey

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Questions about Kankanaey

What does Kankanaey mean?
Kankanaey means a South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
What is Kankanaey in Tagalog?
Kankanaey in Tagalog is Kankanaey. See Kankanaey meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Kankanaey?
Kankanaey can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Kankanaey in the dictionary

  1. KANK
  2. Kankakee
  3. Kankakee County
  4. Kankan
  5. Kankana-ey
  6. Kankanaey
  7. Kankanaeys
  8. Kankanai
  9. Kankanais
  10. Kankanay
  11. Kankanays

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