maawit

Kankanaey

Etymology

From ma- +‎ awit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈʔawit/ [mʌˈʔaː.wi̞t̚]
  • Rhymes: -awit
  • Syllabification: ma‧a‧wit

Verb

maawit

  1. to die in childbirth (the mother or both the mother and child)

References

  • Allen, Larry (2021) “awít”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
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