kaap-apoan

Kankanaey

Etymology

From ap-apo +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʔapʔapoˈan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌ.poˈʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-a‧po‧an
  • IPA(key): /kaʔapʔapˈwan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌp̚ˈwʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-ap‧oan
  • IPA(key): /kaʔapʔapoˈʔan/ [k̠ʌ.ʔʌp̚.ʔʌ.poˈʔʌn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ap-a‧po‧an

Noun

kaap-apoán

  1. forefathers

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 79