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What does nganto mean in Ibaloi?

In Ibaloi, nganto is a pronoun meaning ‘what’. 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

  • prowhat

Example sentences

  • Nganto y ngaran mo? What’s your name?
  • Ngaran niman? What is that?
  • Ngantoy dingkam? What did you do?
  • Ngantoy kuwan mo? What did you say?
  • (As in I told you so) Nganto mangoy kuwan ko? What did I say?
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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.