canawan
av · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does canawan mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, canawan is an adverb meaning ‘right hand, right, to the right’. 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
- avright hand, right, to the right
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.