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Kankanaey

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

pertaining to the Kankanaey people or the Kankanaey language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

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

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of an indigenous people of the northern Philippines, part of the Igorot people.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Kankanaey.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 坎卡奈語 /坎卡奈语 — language
  • Ilocano: Kankanaey — language