Kankanai

noun

Kan·​ka·​nai

¦käŋkə¦nī

plural Kankanai or Kankanais

1

a

: a people inhabiting the southern part of Mountain Province of northern Luzon, Philippines compare igorot

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Austronesian language of the Kankanai people

Word History

Etymology

native name in northern Luzon

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