Nangkayang

Kankanaey

Etymology

Folklore says hunters from Awa, Buguias pursued and harassed a deer in the thick forest of the area. The deer fell into a deep ravine, then the hunters feasted on the deer meat while leaving their fire burning through the night. The following morning, the hunters were surprised that the rocks used to elevate the fire were malleable. Samples where brought home of these rocks, and fashioned tools and artifacts were made out of it and bartered with the lowlanders. Rich Spanish lowlander businessmen took notice and asked the natives where they got their copper. The native traders replied "nankayang (“up to the eastern mountains”)".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naŋˈkajaŋ/ [nʌŋˈk̠aː.jʌŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaŋ
  • Syllabification: Nang‧ka‧yang

Proper noun

Nangkayang

  1. former name of Mankayan

References

  • “Municipality of Mankayan”, in Province of Benguet‎[1], (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 23 September 2015
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