man-aw-awit

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ awit, with reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manʔawʔaˈwit/ [mʌn.ʔaʊ̯.ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
  • (Bauko, Tadian) IPA(key): /mənʔawʔaˈwit/ [mɨn.ʔaʊ̯.ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: man-aw-a‧wit

Verb

man-aw-awít

  1. to seesaw

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of man-aw-awit
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian man-aw-awit,
(Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) men-aw-awit,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) man-aw-awot
Bauko man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit
Sabangan man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada man-aw-awit / men-aw-awit

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “awít”, 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 47
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