bal-iw

See also: baliw

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈʔiw/ [bʌlˈʔi̞ʊ̯]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /barˈʔiw/ [bʌrˈʔi̞ʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -iw
  • Syllabification: bal-iw

Noun

bal-íw

  1. an Ibaloi mourning song

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of bal-iw
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian bal-iw,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) bal-ow
Sabangan bal-iw,
(elderly) bal-iw / bar-iw
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada bal-iw,
(elderly) bal-iw / bar-iw,
(Tanulong) ghal-iw

Derived terms

  • bal-iwen
  • ibal-iw

References

  • Dalos D. Miguel (6 April 2012) “Kankanaey (Some) words spoken today and their English Translation”, in Philippine Languages @ Cordillera Administrative Region‎[1] (blog; overall work in English)
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “bal-iw”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
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