i-baley
n · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does i-baley mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, i-baley is a noun meaning ‘the ethnonym of the Ibaloy people, meaning "house people," derived from baley (houses); people who come from the baley (house) — the Ibal…’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Definition
- nthe ethnonym of the Ibaloy people, meaning "house people," derived from baley (houses)
- npeople who come from the baley (house) — the Ibaloy are i-baley.
- nliterally "those who come from houses" (from i- + baley); the term also designates the placenta, as if the house were, by analogy, the origin of a person. (author’s spelling in this passage: Ibaley)
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.