libliben

Kankanaey

Etymology

From liblib +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /libˈliben/ [li̞b̚ˈliː.ben]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ribˈriben/ [ri̞b̚ˈriː.ben]
  • Rhymes: -iben
  • Syllabification: lib‧li‧ben

Verb

liblíben

  1. to walk sideways; on the side of something

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of libliben
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian libliben,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) loblobon
Sabangan libliben,
(elderly) libliben / ribriben
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada libliben,
(elderly) libliben / ribriben,
(Tanulong) lighlighen

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “liblíb”, 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 279
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