jah’keng
v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does jah’keng mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, jah’keng is a verb meaning ‘hop and skip, step over’. 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
- vhop and skip, step over
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.