gedwan di kali

Kankanaey

Etymology

From gedwa (half, split) +‎ -n +‎ di +‎ kali (word).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡədˌwan di ˈkali/ [ɡɨd̚ˌwʌn di̞ ˈk̠aː.li̞]
    • Rhymes: -ali
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ɡədˌwan di ˈkari/ [ɡɨd̚ˌwʌn di̞ ˈk̠aː.ri̞]
    • Rhymes: -ari
  • Syllabification: ged‧wan di ka‧li

Noun

gëdwán di kali (neologism)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) syllable

References

  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, page 14