Is Kankanaey a dialect or language?

Kankanaey (also spelled Kankana-ey) is a South-Central Cordilleran language under the Austronesian family spoken on the island of Luzon in the Philippines primarily by the Kankanaey people. Alternate names for the language include Central Kankanaey, Kankanai, and Kankanay.

What is the real language of Philippines?

Tagalog
The 1987 constitution designates Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog, as the national language and an official language along with English.

What do ifugaos call themselves?

Among highland peoples of the insular Southeast Asia, the Ifugao enjoy the rare distinction of becoming widely known not under some originally generic term for “[savage] mountaineer,” but under their own name for themselves as mispronounced by their Christianized Gaddang neighbors: i-pugaw, “the people of the known …

Is Igorot a tribe?

Igorot is the mainstream, collective name of several of the tribes in the Cordilleras (the political name of the area is the Cordilleras Administrative Region or CAR). The provinces that make up CAR are Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Kalinga, Ifugao, and Mountain Province. Baguio City is also included as part of CAR.

What language is Ilocano?

Ilocano is a regional “Austronesian” language spoken in the northern part of Luzon and is sometimes referred to as Ilokano, Iloco or Iluko. Some people refer to Ilocano as a dialect.

What is good morning in Kankanaey?

“Gawis ay agsapa ken dakayo am-in.” (Good morning to all of you.)

What is the difference between Ifugao and Igorot?

The term “Ifugao” is derived from “ipugo” which means “earth people”, “mortals” or “humans”, as distinguished from spirits and deities. It also means “from the hill”, as pugo means hill. The term Igorot or Ygolote was the term used by Spanish conquerors for mountain people. The Ifugaos, however, prefer the name Ifugao.

What language do Ifugao speak?

Tuwali
Tuwali is the native language of inhabitants of Ifugao which is known for its manually carved rice terraces along mountain slopes, and has been tagged as a heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

How Igorots bury their dead?

For weeks, the people of Manabo, Abra dress their dead bodies in the best garments, make them sit on a rocking chair (Butaka), and sometimes place a lit ‘tobacco” on between the lips of the deceased. The Itneg of Abra also have a custom of burying their dead right under their houses.

How do Igorots socialize?

They use to perform particular traditional dances during these celebrations. During a ceremony known as ulpi performed in March, Igorot leave the terraces for a few days and socialize, take care of relationship, smoke and drink a palm liquor called bayah.