What is a Kankanay house?

No Picture. Other Kankanay Houses. Inalteb. – not indigenous but rather similar to a house in the lowlands. It has a gable-shaped roof, short eaves and one or two windows.

What is Igorotak?

The term “Ifugao” is derived from “ipugo” which means “earth people”, “mortals” or “humans”, as distinguished from spirits and deities. It also means “from the hill”, as pugo means hill. The term Igorot or Ygolote was the term used by Spanish conquerors for mountain people.

Who speaks the Kankanaey language?

Kankanaey is spoken in northern Benguet, southwestern Mountain Province, southeastern Ilocos Sur, northeastern La Union, and southwestern Ifugao. Northern Kankanaey is spoken in western Mountain Province, southeastern Ilocos Sur, and southern Abra.

What do ifugaos call themselves?

The province is named after the ethnolinguistic group called Ifugao. Originally, the people called themselves Ipugo, stressed in the last syllable, which is derived from Pugaw, meaning Earthworld.

Who are the Kankanaey?

Like most Igorot ethnic groups, the Kankanaey built sloping terraces to maximize farm space in the rugged terrain of the Cordilleras. Kankaney’s of Western Mountain Province from the municipalities of Sagada and Besao identify themselves as part of a tribe called Applai or Aplai.

What are the characteristics of Kankanaey dress?

The Kankanaey differ in the way they dress. The soft-speaking Kankanaey women’s dress has a color combination of black, white and red. The design of the upper attire is a criss-crossed style of black, white and red colors. The skirt or tapis is a combination of stripes of black, white and red.

What is Kankanay cosmology?

Part of Kankanay cosmology is the story of how the spirits dwelling on earth actually came from the descendants of two mortal beings, Lumawid and Bangan, who were the first creatures on earth.

What is the difference between Applai and Kankanaey?

The soft-speaking Kankanaeys come from Northern and some parts of Benguet and from the municipalities of Sabangan, Tadian and Bauko in Mountain Province. In words, for example, an Applai might say otik or beteg (pig) and the soft-speaking Kankanaey may say busaang or beteg as well.