sikato
pro · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does sikato mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, sikato is a pronoun meaning ‘he, she, it; him/her (3SG, alternate spelling of sih'kato)’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Ibaloi Translator curated supplement.
Definition
- prohe, she, it; him/her (3SG, alternate spelling of sih'kato)
Example sentences
- Eman-ah'mes sikato. She is taking a bath.
- Man-ah'mes sikato. She will take a bath.
- Nan-emmes sikato. She took a bath.
Notes
Glottal-dropped alternate spelling of sih'kato (3SG free pronoun 'he/she/it'). Attested verbatim in 3 guidebook example sentences under the man-ah'mes and nan-emmes entries, but never parsed as a headword. Both forms are semantically identical and interchangeable in speech; the glottal apostrophe is a transcription choice, not a pronunciation difference. The pronoun-substitution translator tier in pronounSubstitution.ts already treats both forms as equivalent.
Open in interactive app →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.