Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 10
In one corner of the living room is a box containing blankets, above which are pillows and mats used by members of the household and guests;
In einer Ecke des Wohnraums steht eine Kiste mit Decken, darüber liegen Kissen und Matten, die von den Haushaltsmitgliedern und Gästen benutzt werden;
an iron caldron lies on the floor, while numerous Chinese jars stand about.
ein eiserner Kessel liegt auf dem Boden, während zahlreiche chinesische Krüge umherstehen.
A hearth, made up of a bed of ashes in which stones are sunk, is used for cooking.
Eine Feuerstelle, bestehend aus einem Aschebett, in das Steine eingelassen sind, wird zum Kochen verwendet.
Above it is a bamboo food hanger, while near by stand jars of water and various cooking pots.
Darüber hängt ein Bambus-Lebensmittelhaken, während in der Nähe Wasserkrüge und verschiedene Kochtöpfe stehen.
Food baskets, coconut shell cups, and dishes, and a quantity of Chinese plates appear when the meal is served, while the use of glass is not unknown.
Essenskörbe, Kokosnussschalenbecher und Schüsseln sowie eine Anzahl chinesischer Teller erscheinen, wenn die Mahlzeit aufgetragen wird, während die Verwendung von Glas nicht unbekannt ist.
Cups of gold, wonderful jars, and plates appear at times, but seem to be so rare as to excite comment (pp. 33, 98, 102, 105).
Goldene Becher, wunderbare Krüge und Teller tauchen bisweilen auf, scheinen jedoch so selten zu sein, dass sie Aufsehen erregen (S. 33, 98, 102, 105).
Scattered through the village are numerous small buildings known as _balaua_ (p. 43), which are erected for the spirits during the greatest of the ceremonies, and still inside the enclosure are the rice drying plots and granaries, the latter raised high above the ground so as to protect their contents from moisture (p. 150).
Über das Dorf verteilt sind zahlreiche kleine Gebäude, die als _balaua_ bekannt sind (S. 43), welche während der bedeutendsten Zeremonien für die Geister errichtet werden, und noch innerhalb der Umzäunung befinden sich die Reistrocknungsplätze und Getreidespeicher, wobei letztere hoch über dem Boden errichtet sind, um ihren Inhalt vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen (S. 150).
About the town pigs and chickens roam at will, while half-starved hunting dogs prowl about below the kitchens and fight for morsels which drop from above (p. 99).
Um den Ort streifen Schweine und Hühner frei umher, während halbverhungerte Jagdhunde unter den Küchen herumschleichen und um Bissen kämpfen, die von oben herabfallen (S. 99).
Carabao are kept and used as food (p. 101), but in the cycle proper no mention is made of using them as work animals.
Karabau werden gehalten und als Nahrung genutzt (S. 101), doch im eigentlichen Zyklus wird ihre Verwendung als Arbeitstiere nicht erwähnt.
Vocabulary
- Ecke
- A corner or angle of a room or space
- Wohnraums
- Living room or main living space in a home
- steht
- Third-person singular of 'stehen'; something stands or is placed
- Kiste
- A box or crate used for storing items
- Decken
- Blankets or covers used for warmth while sleeping
- darüber
- Above or over something; placed on top of it
- liegen
- To lie or be placed in a horizontal position
- Kissen
- Pillows or cushions used for comfort and support
- Matten
- Mats or flat woven pads used as floor coverings
- Haushaltsmitgliedern
- Members of a household or domestic group
- Gästen
- Guests or visitors staying or visiting a home
- benutzt
- Used or employed for a particular purpose
- eiserner
- Made of iron; adjective describing an iron object
- Kessel
- A large metal pot or cauldron for boiling liquids
- liegt
- Third-person singular of 'liegen'; something lies or rests
- Boden
- The floor or ground surface of a space
- während
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'
- zahlreiche
- Numerous or many; indicating a large quantity of things
- chinesische
- Adjective describing something originating from China
- Krüge
- Jugs or pitchers used for holding and pouring liquids
- umherstehen
- To stand around scattered in various places nearby
- Feuerstelle
- A fireplace or hearth used for cooking or heating
- bestehend
- Consisting of or comprising particular elements or parts
- Aschebett
- A bed of ash forming the base of a hearth
- Steine
- Stones or rocks embedded in a structure or surface
- eingelassen
- Inset or embedded into a surface or structure
- Kochen
- The act of cooking or boiling food
- verwendet
- Used or applied for a specific purpose or function
- Darüber
- Above or over that; referring to something positioned higher
- hängt
- Third-person singular of 'hängen'; something hangs suspended
- Bambus-Lebensmittelhaken
- Bamboo hook used for suspending food items overhead
- Nähe
- Nearness or proximity; the area close to something
- Wasserkrüge
- Water jugs or pitchers used for storing drinking water
- verschiedene
- Various or several different kinds or types of things
- Kochtöpfe
- Cooking pots used for preparing food over a fire
- stehen
- To stand; to be positioned upright in a place
- Essenskörbe
- Baskets used for carrying or storing food items
- Kokosnussschalenbecher
- Cups made from coconut shells for drinking liquids
- Schüsseln
- Bowls used for serving or holding food and liquids
- sowie
- As well as; conjunction linking additional items in list
- Anzahl
- A number or quantity of particular items or things
- chinesischer
- Adjective in genitive form describing Chinese-origin objects
- Teller
- Plates used for serving and eating food at meals
- erscheinen
- To appear or come into view; to seem or look
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if' introducing a condition
- Mahlzeit
- A meal or the time of eating food together
- aufgetragen
- Served or put on the table for a meal
- Verwendung
- Use or application of something for a purpose
- Glas
- Glass as a material or a drinking glass vessel
- unbekannt
- Unknown or unfamiliar; not recognized or acknowledged
- Goldene
- Golden; made of or resembling gold in color
- Becher
- A cup or beaker used for drinking beverages
- wunderbare
- Wonderful or marvelous; inspiring admiration and amazement
- tauchen
- To appear suddenly or to dive and emerge
- bisweilen
- Sometimes or occasionally; from time to time
- scheinen
- To seem or appear; to shine as light does
- jedoch
- However or yet; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- selten
- Rare or seldom; not occurring very frequently
- Aufsehen
- Sensation or attention; causing public notice or stir
- erregen
- To cause or arouse excitement, attention, or emotion
- Dorf
- A village or small rural settlement community
- verteilt
- Distributed or spread out across an area or space
- Gebäude
- Buildings or structures constructed for a specific purpose
- bekannt
- Known or familiar; recognized by people in an area
- bedeutendsten
- Most important or most significant of all options
- Zeremonien
- Ceremonies or rituals performed for religious or social purposes
- Geister
- Spirits or ghosts believed to inhabit the supernatural realm
- errichtet
- Erected or built; constructed and set up in place
- noch
- Still or yet; also used to mean 'another' or 'more'
- innerhalb
- Inside or within the boundaries of an enclosed area
- Umzäunung
- A fence or enclosure surrounding a defined area
- befinden
- To be located or found at a particular place
- Reistrocknungsplätze
- Places designated for drying harvested rice after collection
- Getreidespeicher
- Granaries or storage buildings used for keeping grain
- wobei
- Whereby or in which; conjunction connecting clauses with context
- letztere
- The latter; referring to the last mentioned item
- hoch
- High or tall in position or elevation above ground
- Inhalt
- Content or contents stored inside a container or space
- Feuchtigkeit
- Moisture or humidity that can damage stored goods
- schützen
- To protect or safeguard something from harm or damage
- Ort
- A place, location, or small town or settlement
- streifen
- To roam or wander freely through an area
- Schweine
- Pigs kept as livestock for food or farming purposes
- Hühner
- Chickens kept as domestic poultry for eggs or meat
- frei
- Free or unrestricted; able to move without constraint
- umher
- Around or about; indicating movement in various directions
- halbverhungerte
- Half-starved; in a state of severe partial starvation
- Jagdhunde
- Hunting dogs trained to assist hunters in the field
- Küchen
- Kitchens; rooms or spaces used for preparing food
- herumschleichen
- To sneak or slink around stealthily in an area
- Bissen
- Bites or morsels of food; small pieces to eat
- kämpfen
- To fight or struggle for something against others
- oben
- Above or up; indicating a higher position or direction
- herabfallen
- To fall down from a higher position above
- Karabau
- Water buffalo used as a working animal in Asia
- gehalten
- Kept or held; past participle of 'halten'
- Nahrung
- Food or nourishment consumed to sustain life and energy
- genutzt
- Used or utilized; past participle of 'nutzen'
- doch
- But, however, or yet; conjunction expressing contrast or emphasis
- eigentlichen
- Actual or proper; in the true or real sense
- Zyklus
- A cycle or recurring sequence of events or processes
- Arbeitstiere
- Working animals used for labor and agricultural tasks
- erwähnt
- Mentioned or referred to in speech or writing
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