Kankanai
noun
Kan·ka·nai
\¦käŋkə¦nī\
Definition of Kankanai
Kankanai
orKankanais
1a : a people inhabiting the southern part of Mountain Province of northern Luzon, Philippines — compare igorot b : a member of such people
2 : an Austronesian language of the Kankanai people
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Origin and Etymology of kankanai
native name in northern Luzon
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