Kankanaey language
Encyclopedia
Kankana-ey, is a language used on the island of Luzon
in The Philippines. It is widely used by Cordillerans
, specifically people from the Mountain Province
and people from the Northern part of the Benguet
Province.
in many words. In fact, the e
in Kankana-ey is to be pronounced as this sound, and not as the e
in words like bet or wet. This sound is usually unstressed and of a very short duration in English, as an intermediary sound between consonant clusters, such as that between the /B/ and the /L/ in the word table, or between the /T/ and the /L/ in title. This sound value is similarly found in a few other Northern Luzon languages like Ilocano
and Pangasinan
.
Some words with this sound are as follows:
emey/umey - to go
entako - let's go (a contracted form of emey tako)
ed - a particle equivalent in function to the relative pronoun where
ipe-ey - to put (something somewhere)
iwed-wed - to shake loose (as in loosening a stick or post)
eng-gay - only, finish
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
in The Philippines. It is widely used by Cordillerans
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...
, specifically people from the Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
and people from the Northern part of the Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....
Province.
Phonology
Of particular interest is the very common occurrence of what could be best thought of as a stressed schwaSchwa
In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa can mean the following:*An unstressed and toneless neutral vowel sound in some languages, often but not necessarily a mid-central vowel...
in many words. In fact, the e
E
E is the fifth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is the most commonly used letter in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish languages.-History:...
in Kankana-ey is to be pronounced as this sound, and not as the e
E
E is the fifth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is the most commonly used letter in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish languages.-History:...
in words like bet or wet. This sound is usually unstressed and of a very short duration in English, as an intermediary sound between consonant clusters, such as that between the /B/ and the /L/ in the word table, or between the /T/ and the /L/ in title. This sound value is similarly found in a few other Northern Luzon languages like Ilocano
Ilokano language
Ilokano or Ilocano is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines....
and Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
.
Some words with this sound are as follows:
emey/umey - to go
entako - let's go (a contracted form of emey tako)
ed - a particle equivalent in function to the relative pronoun where
ipe-ey - to put (something somewhere)
iwed-wed - to shake loose (as in loosening a stick or post)
eng-gay - only, finish