, ▁there ▁is ▁distinction ▁between ▁those ▁who ▁speak ▁Hard ▁K ank ana ey ▁( App la i ) ▁and ▁So ft ▁K ank ana ey . ▁Spe akers ▁of ▁Hard ▁K ank ana ey ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁S ag ada ▁and ▁Bes ao ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Mountain ▁Province ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁en vir ons . ▁They ▁speak ▁K ank ana ey ▁with ▁a ▁hard ▁in ton ation ▁where ▁they ▁differ ▁in ▁some ▁words ▁from ▁the ▁soft - spe aking ▁K ank ana ey . ▁ ▁So ft - spe aking ▁K ank ana ey ▁come ▁from ▁Northern ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Beng uet , ▁ ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Sab ang an , ▁T ad ian ▁and ▁Bau ko ▁in ▁Mountain ▁Province . ▁In ▁words ▁for ▁example ▁an ▁App la i ▁might ▁say ▁ot ik ▁or ▁bet eg ▁( p ig ) ▁and ▁the ▁soft - spe aking ▁K ank ana ey ▁use ▁bus a ang ▁or ▁bet eg ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁K ank ana ey ▁may ▁also ▁differ ▁in ▁some ▁words ▁like ▁eg ay ▁or ▁ag a , ▁ma id ▁or ▁mag a . ▁They ▁also ▁differ ▁in ▁their ▁ways ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁sometimes ▁in ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁K ank ana ey ▁are ▁also ▁internally ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁language ▁they ▁speak ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁from ▁wh ence ▁they ▁came . ▁K ank ana ey ▁people ▁from ▁Mountain ▁Province ▁may ▁call ▁the ▁K ank ana ey ▁from ▁Beng uet ▁as ▁i Ben get ▁while ▁the ▁K