manbus

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ bus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈbus/ [mʌmˈbos]
    • Rhymes: -us
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /manˈbuh/ [mʌmˈboh]
    • Rhymes: -uh
  • (Tadian) IPA(key): /manˈbus/ [mʌmˈbos]
    • Rhymes: -us
  • (Bauko, Tadian) IPA(key): /mənˈbus/ [mɨmˈbos]
    • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: man‧bus

Adjective

manbús

  1. abundant/plenty of water (applied to wells, rivers, etc.)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of manbus
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian manbus,
(Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) menbus,
(Lubon) manbuh,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) manboh
Bauko manbus / menbus,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) manbuh
Sabangan manbus / menbus,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) manbus,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) manbuh
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada manbus / menbus,
(Tanulong) manghus

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “manbús”, 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 104
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