Kankanaey is a South-Central Cordilleran language under the Austronesian family spoken on the island of Luzon in the Philippines primarily by the Kankanaey people. Alternate names for the language include Central Kankanaey, Kankanai, and Kankanay. It is widely used by Cordillerans, alongside Ilocano, specifically people from Mountain Province and people from the northern part of the Benguet Province. Kankanaey has a slight mutual intelligibility with the Ilocano language.
Cover of the Kankanay Hymnal.
An open page of the Kankanay Hymnal.
A pile of Kankanay Hymnal in the Church of Saint Mary, an Episcopal Church in Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines.
The 23rd Psalm in the Kankanay Psalter.
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region, also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera, is an administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only landlocked region in the insular country, bordered by the Ilocos Region to the west and southwest, and by the Cagayan Valley Region to the north, east, and southeast. It is the least populous region in the Philippines, with a population less than that of the city of Manila.
Image: Maligcong Rice Terraces 2 Bontoc, Mountain Province
Image: Clouds near Mt. Pulag
Image: Tayum Church 2.1
Image: Facade of Baguio Cathedral
