Friday, August 1, 2025

Translation: How to Say "Sun" in Kankana-ey and Ibaloy

The Kankana-ey word for sun is "agew". I believe they say it "akew" in Ibaloy so very similar pa rin. There are also common phrases in Kankana-ey that relates to the sun.

Examples:

1. "balaan di agew" - where the sun rises
2. "kaunugan di agew" - where the sun sets 

Interestingly enough, "agew" is also the Kankana-ey word for "day". So this is a word that has two meanings in Kankana-ey: sun and day. 

They have different terms for sun in other parts of the Cordillera region.

About the photo: Snapped this sunrise when we climbed Mt. Pigingan in Itogon, Benguet way back in 2017.