avak
n · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does avak mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, avak is a noun meaning ‘winnings or loss’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- nwinnings or loss
Inflections & forms
- mangka-avakprogressive losing
- na-avakpast lost
- ma-ebakfuture will lose
- mengangavakprogressive winning
- engavakpast won
- mengebakfuture will win
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.