From root: nuno
Usage Note
Kanunuan refers to the deepest roots of a lineage or the most ancient source of a family's traditions.
Examples
" Mahalaga ang kanunuan natin. "
Natural Translation
Our ancestry is important.
Literal Translation
Important the ancestry our.
" Mahalaga ang ating kanunuan. "
Natural Translation
Our ancestry is important.
Literal Translation
Important the our ancestry.
" Pinag-aralan niya ang kanunuan ng kanyang pamilya upang malaman kung saan talaga nagmula ang kanilang mga tradisyon. "
Natural Translation
She studied her family's ancestry to find out where their traditions really came from.
Literal Translation
Studied she the ancestry of her family so-that be-known where really came-from the their traditions.
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