Alibay

See also: alibay

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlibaj/ [ʔʌˈliː.bai̯]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ʔaˈribaj/ [ʔʌˈriː.bai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ibaj
  • Syllabification: A‧li‧bay

Proper noun

Alíbay

  1. (folklore) a spirit that harms women in childbed
  2. a festival/rite of thanksgiving
  3. Adivay (an annual festival in Benguet held every November)

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972), “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 86
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