ngalis

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈŋalis/ [ˈŋaː.li̞s]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ˈŋalih/ [ˈŋaː.li̞h], (parts of Sabangan) /ˈŋaris/ [ˈŋaː.ri̞s]
• Rhymes: -alis, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -alih, (parts of Sabangan) -aris
• Syllabification: nga‧lis

ngális

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: a fictitious body part.

• This is exclusively used in the prayer/saying ngalis di aso (“ngalis of a dog”).

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91