TRANSLATION 101-3 Benguet (Mankayan area)

Municipality  : Mankayan
Province       : Benguet
Region          : Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Country         : Philippines
Dialect          : Kankana-ey

Kankana-ey is one of the predominant dialect used in the Cordilleras. It may vary slightly from one place to another and in the course of time, it might have been intertwined with some other neighboring province's dialects such as the Ilocano as they use both dialects.

I have given a list of words and sentences in English to a native of Mankayan, Benguet for him to translate in their own local dialect.

Here is the summary of his answers:

Disclaimer: These translations are from an individual person and regarded as unofficial.

Yes - aw No - aga / baken Maybe - siguro / aw samet / baken samet You - sik-a Me - sak-en They - da ida We - datako Boy - lalaki Girl - Babai Young - muyang / unga Old - naket-eng Here - sina There - sidi Come - umali Go - entako Stop - sumardeng Walk - Mandan Run - managtag Wait - manseed Deep - nauneg Shallow - narabaw Full - napno Empty - magay nantee None - maga Many - ad adu Up - ngato Down - baba Inside - ineg Outside - diy-ya Back - likod Front - sangu Side - iged Happy - naragsak Sad - masmasadot Angry - bunget Cry - man uga Laugh - man siyek Love - layad Hate - igege Sleep - maseyep See - ilam Rest - man ibbay Sit - man tugaw / tumukdo Stand - Tumakdeg Talk - Mankali Think - man nemnem Dream - iitaw Listen - mandengnge Shout - nanbegaw Always - Kanayon Sometimes - sagpaminsan Lost - namaga / nalitaw Found - naanapan Carry - bekkingen Pull - iguyod Push - iduron Hold - eganan Drink - inumen Eat - mangan / mehmeh Bathe - man-ames Swim - man-langoy / man-ablong Enter - senggep Exit - Bumala Give - idawtan Take - alaen /alan

One - esa Two - dua Three - tolo Four - upat Five - lima Six - enem Seven - pito Eight - wa-o Nine - siyam       Ten - sinpo  Bed - kaseypan Bridge - langtay Cup - tasa Chair - bangkito Food - makan House - beey Money - siping Name - nagan Road - danan Stairs - agdan / teytey Table - lamisaan Window - tawa Bat - kibkibalot   Bird - titit  Butterfly - bolbol-o  Carabao - nuang Cat - ngiyaw Caterpillar - bigis Chicken - manok Cow - baka Crab - gaki Deer - ugsa Dog - aso Duck - pato Eel - dalit Egg - itlog Goat - kalding Pig -busa-ang Snake - eweg Turtle - pag-ong Small - kitkitoy Big - dakdake Short - apaptik Long - An-ando / atiddog Tall - an-ando Dirty - nalugit Clean - nalinis Hot - man atong Cold - man tengnin Near - asideg Far - adayo Dark - Manbulinget Bright - nalawag / napat-a Start - Lugian End - Kalpasan / keddeng Hard - mankenteg Soft - manyempes Good - mayat Bad - lawlawa Left - kaniged Right - kanawan Fat - nataba / nalukmeg Thin - nakuttong / napapating

Who? - sino? What? - sino? When? - kaanu? Where? - unto? Why? - How? - kas-ano?  Can I ask a question? - Mabalin ay mandamag? Can you speak English? - Ay ammom ay mankali si English? Can you help me? - Ay mabalin ay tumulong ka? How are you? - Kumusta ka pay? How much? - Kaat? What is this? - Sino na? What is your name? - Sinoy nagan mo? What time is it? - Sinoy oras et? Where are you from - Untoy nagapuam? Where is this? - Untoy kadan nana? Who are you? - Sino ka ud? Yesterday - kugaban Today - Ed wani ay agew Tomorrow - si bigat / bong bongo Now - Ed wani Night - labi Day - agew Morning - agsapa Afternoon - masdem I know - ammok I do not know - adak ammo I cannot understand - adak maawatan Go back - mantauli ka Come here - umali kasna Go there - amey kas di True - tet-ewa False - baken tet-ewa / etek Expensive - nangina Cheap - nababa/ nalaka Strong - napigsa Weak - nakapsut Black - nangessit White - napedaw Close - nakalikep Open - bukatan Beautiful - napintas / mapteng Ugly - pangit  Wet - nababasa Dry - namgaan / naango

Source: "Leenard" of Mangkayan

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