Namatec

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kankanaey Namatec. See that for more details. === Proper noun === Namatec A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines. Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan — barangays of Sabangan == Kankanaey == === Etymology === From na- +‎ matek (“leech”), wherein the place is full of. Folklore says that the place was established as a result of finding a missing pregnant animal, like a pig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈmatək/ [nʌˈmaː.tɨk̠̚] Rhymes: -atək === Proper noun === Namatec Namatec (a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines) === References === Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021), Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎[3] (in Tagalog and Kankanaey), archived from the original on 25 September 2024, pages 58-59