The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*ŋalŋal to chew, masticate

PAN ŋalŋal to chew, masticate

Form.
Kavalan ŋaŋŋar move one’s mouth as one chews
Pazeh ŋaraŋar to bite little by little
WMP
Agta (Central Cagayan) mag-ŋalŋal to chew, gnaw
Agta (Dupaningan) mag-ŋalŋal to chew, gnaw
Bontok ŋalŋal-ən to chew meat
Ifugaw ŋalŋál mastication, but not applied to betel nut chewing
Ibaloy ŋalŋal-en to chew on something for a long time, with the jaws working hard and perhaps noisily (as dog chewing on bone)
ŋalŋal to chew, perhaps especially to chew something for a long time
Pangasinan ŋalŋál crush something hard or brittle with the teeth; chew
Ilokano ag-ŋalŋál to chew
ŋalŋal-en to masticate, chew on