Have you ever wanted to learn a new language that brings you closer to the heart of the Cordilleras? If you're ready to start speaking Kankanaey, you’re in the right place. I’ve put together a list of basic words and phrases specifically for beginners. Whether you’re visiting the mountains, connecting with your roots, or just curious about the culture, this guide will help you get started. If there's a word you want to see added, just leave a comment below!
| ID: | English Word: | Translation to Kankanaey: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand | takkay |
| 2 | left | kannigid |
| 3 | right | kannawan |
| 4 | leg/foot | siki |
| 5 | to walk | mandan |
| 6 | road/path | danan |
| 7 | to come | omali |
| 8 | to turn | somagong |
| 9 | to swim | langoy |
| 10 | dirty | nalogit |
| 11 | dust | tapok |
| 12 | skin | kopkop |
| 13 | back | edeg |
| 14 | belly | eges |
| 15 | bone | tong-a |
| 16 | intestines | eges |
| 17 | liver | atey |
| 18 | breast | soso |
| 19 | shoulder | padanga |
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | ammo |
| 21 | to think | mannemnem |
| 22 | to fear | egyatan |
| 22 | to fear | omegyat |
| 23 | blood | dada |
| 24 | head | toktok |
| 25 | neck | bagang |
| 26 | hair | book |
| 27 | nose | eng |
| 28 | to breathe | anges |
| 29 | to sniff, smell | songsongen |
| 30 | mouth | tepek |
| 31 | tooth | bab-a |
| 32 | tongue | dila |
| 33 | to laugh | mayekyek |
| 34 | to cry | man-oga |
| 35 | to vomit | man-ota |
| 36 | to spit | mantogpa |
| 37 | to eat | mangan |
| 38 | to chew | man-gaga |
| 39 | to cook | man-oto |
| 40 | to drink | man-inom |
| 41 | to bite | katen |
| 42 | to suck | sosoen |
| 43 | ear | keweng |
| 44 | to hear | dengngen |
| 45 | eye | mata |
| 46 | to see | ilaen |
| 47 | to yawn | man-owab |
| 48 | to sleep | maek |
| 49 | to lie down | bomaktad |
| 50 | to dream | man-iitaw |
| 51 | to sit | tomokdo |
| 52 | to stand | omalagey |
| 53 | person/human being | ipogaw |
| 54 | man/male | lalaki |
| 55 | woman/female | babai |
| 56 | child | anak |
| 57 | husband | asawa |
| 58 | wife | asawa |
| 59 | mother | ina |
| 60 | father | ama |
| 61 | house | beey |
| 62 | thatch/roof | atep |
| 63 | name | ngadan |
| 64 | to say | ibaga |
| 65 | rope | lobid |
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | ikabbot |
| 67 | to sew | mandait |
| 68 | needle | dagom |
| 69 | to hunt | man-anop |
| 70 | to shoot | mamana |
| 71 | to stab, pierce | todoken |
| 72 | to hit | seppaten |
| 73 | to steal | akewen |
| 73 | to steal | mangakew |
| 74 | to kill | peslen |
| 75 | to die, be dead | matey |
| 76 | to live, be alive | matago |
| 77 | to scratch | gog-oen |
| 78 | to cut, hack | betbeten |
| 79 | stick/wood | kaiw |
| 80 | to split | desigen |
| 81 | sharp | mattadem |
| 82 | dull, blunt | mangodel |
| 83 | to work | maowang |
| 84 | to plant | man-esek |
| 85 | to choose | pilien |
| 86 | to grow | gomabay |
| 87 | to swell | lomat-ed |
| 88 | to squeeze | ipespes |
| 88 | to squeeze | pespesan |
| 89 | to hold | egnan |
| 90 | to dig | mankaot |
| 91 | to buy | lalkoan |
| 92 | to open, uncover | bokatan |
| 93 | to pound, beat | bayoen |
| 94 | to throw | itpig |
| 95 | to fall | mag-as |
| 96 | dog | aso |
| 97 | bird | titit |
| 98 | egg | itlog |
| 99 | feather | dotdot |
| 100 | wing | payak |
| 101 | to fly | mantayaw |
| 102 | rat | otot |
| 103 | meat/flesh | lames |
| 104 | fat/grease | taba |
| 105 | tail | iko |
| 106 | snake | eweg |
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | kowang |
| 108 | louse | koto |
| 109 | mosquito | lamok |
| 110 | spider | tikawa |
| 111 | fish | nigay |
| 112 | rotten | naboyok |
| 113 | branch | panga |
| 114 | leaf | tobo |
| 115 | root | lamot |
| 116 | flower | sabsabong |
| 117 | fruit | lames |
| 118 | grass | gabgab |
| 119 | earth/soil | lota |
| 120 | stone | bato |
| 121 | sand | bisil |
| 122 | water | danom |
| 123 | to flow | omaloyas |
| 124 | sea | daga |
| 125 | salt | asin |
| 126 | lake | lebbeng |
| 127 | woods/forest | kada |
| 128 | sky | daya |
| 129 | moon | boan |
| 130 | star | talaw |
| 131 | cloud | liboo |
| 132 | fog | liboo |
| 133 | rain | odan |
| 134 | thunder | kido |
| 135 | lightning | kimat |
| 136 | wind | dagem |
| 137 | to blow | mandagem |
| 137 | to blow | sib-okan |
| 138 | warm | man-atong |
| 139 | cold | mansiled |
| 140 | dry | namgaan |
| 140 | dry | mapgaan |
| 141 | wet | nabasa |
| 142 | heavy | madagseg |
| 143 | fire | apoy |
| 144 | to burn | pooan |
| 145 | smoke | asok |
| 146 | ash | dap-o |
| 147 | black | mangetit |
| 148 | white | mankilat |
| 149 | red | mandada |
| 150 | yellow | I am a kankanaey but I do not know the translation. If you are a kankanaey and you know the translation please comment. :) |
| 151 | green | maata |
| 152 | small | kitkitoy |
| 153 | big | dakdake |
| 154 | short | aptik |
| 155 | long | ando |
| 156 | thin | naingpis |
| 157 | thick | masde |
| 158 | narrow | nalipit |
| 159 | wide | annawa |
| 160 | painful, sick | mansakit |
| 161 | shy, ashamed | mabain |
| 162 | old | nakay |
| 162 | old | nabbakes |
| 163 | new | balo |
| 164 | good | siged |
| 165 | bad, evil | lawa |
| 166 | correct, true | tet-ewa |
| 167 | night | labi |
| 168 | day | agew |
| 169 | year | tawen |
| 170 | when? | pig-an |
| 171 | to hide | mantabon |
| 172 | to climb | somakyab |
| 172 | to climb | mantikid |
| 173 | at | sin |
| 174 | in, inside | sin eneg di… |
| 175 | above | sin ngaton di… |
| 176 | below | sin dallem di… |
| 177 | this | sinaey |
| 178 | that | sisana |
| 178 | that | sidooy |
| 179 | near | asag-en |
| 180 | far | addawi |
| 181 | where? | into |
| 182 | I | ak |
| 182 | I | ko |
| 182 | I | sak-en |
| 183 | thou | ka |
| 183 | thou | mo |
| 183 | thou | sik-a |
| 184 | he/she | |
| 184 | he/she | na |
| 184 | he/she | sisya |
| 185 | we | tako |
| 185 | we | datako |
| 185 | we | mi |
| 185 | we | dakami |
| 185 | we | kami |
| 186 | you | kayo |
| 186 | you | yo |
| 186 | you | dakayo |
| 187 | they | da |
| 187 | they | daida |
| 188 | what? | sino |
| 189 | who? | sino |
| 190 | other | odom |
| 191 | all | amin |
| 192 | and | ya |
| 193 | if | mo |
| 194 | how? | intoy iyat |
| 195 | no, not | aga |
| 195 | no, not | adi + Verb |
| 195 | no, not | baken + Noun |
| 195 | no, not | adj |
| 196 | to count | bilangen |
| 197 | One | esa |
| 198 | Two | dowa |
| 199 | Three | tolo |
| 200 | Four | opat |
| 201 | Five | lima |
| 202 | Six | enem |
| 203 | Seven | pito |
| 204 | Eight | wao |
| 205 | Nine | siyam |
| 206 | Ten | sinpo |
| 207 | Twenty | dowanpo |
| 208 | Fifty | limapolo |
| 209 | One Hundred | gasot |
| 210 | One Thousand | libo |
Source(s):
Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
