Kankanaey

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proper noun

A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.

OriginKankanaey Kankanaey →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kankanay · alternative Kankana-ey

  1. A South-Central Cordilleran language spoken primarily by the Kankanaey people.
nounKankanaey (plural Kankanaeys or Kankanaey)

plural Kankanaeys · alternative Kankanay · alternative Kankana-ey

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.
adjectiveKankanaey (not comparable)

alternative Kankanay · alternative Kankana-ey

  1. not comparablepertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language

Origin

  1. KankanaeyKankanaey
  2. EnglishKankanaey

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 坎卡奈語 /坎卡奈语
  • 坎卡奈語 /坎卡奈语language
Tagalog Kankanaey
  • Kankanaeylanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Kankanaey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kankanaey

MLA

“Kankanaey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kankanaey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kankanaey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kankanaey.

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