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Ag-aganney
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Kankanaey
Pronunciation
Ag7agannë́y
Noun
Ag-agannë́y
kne folklore A mischievious weaver spirit. It sits on roadsides while weaving and hit the legs of passers-by with a kne balliga, and is regarded as the cause of tumors and other leg illnesses of travelers.
quote 86 Kanán (kanó) san ipugáw: áyka ta alám san inabém ay nay, ta adíka tiwtiwaddanán san sikík ay nay, ta makaakáan, tusá, nabutabútaka, énka ta kumáanka, ta uméyka 'd baéyyo ay Ag-agannéy. The man says (they say): come and take this cloth you wove, and do not make these legs of mine sore unawares, so that they keep safe, be off, you cannot see for the dirt in your eyes, go away, and go to your house, Ag-agannéy.
References
cite 86
ag-agannéy 8
kne Kankanaey beliefs