sigsig
v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does sigsig mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, sigsig is a verb meaning ‘splinter, chop wood into splinters’. 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
- vsplinter, chop wood into splinters
Inflections & forms
- menigsig chopping wood
- enigsig chopped, splintered
- sigsigen will splinter
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.