bal-ak

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈʔak/ [bʌlˈʔʌk̠̚]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /barˈʔak/ [bʌrˈʔʌk̠̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: bal-ak

Noun

bal-ák

  1. lance, used for people

Adjective

bal-ák

  1. (of cows, hogs) spotted, speckled

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of bal-ak
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Sabangan bal-ak,
(elderly) bal-ak / bar-ak
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada bal-ak,
(elderly) bal-ak / bar-ak,
(Tanulong) ghal-ak

Derived terms

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “bal-ák”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 59
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “bal-ák”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
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