Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 11
[8] Game, especially deer and wild chickens, and fish are added to the domestic supply of food (p. 80), but the staple appears to be mountain rice.
[8] La caza, especialmente venados y gallinas silvestres, y el pescado se añaden al suministro doméstico de alimentos (p. 80), pero el alimento básico parece ser el arroz de montaña.
Beans, coconuts, oranges, sugar cane, betel-nuts, and tobacco are also cultivated (pp. 33, 107, 121, 138).
También se cultivan frijoles, cocos, naranjas, caña de azúcar, nueces de betel y tabaco (pp. 33, 107, 121, 138).
Clothing is scanty but nevertheless receives much attention.
La vestimenta es escasa, pero no obstante recibe mucha atención.
The poorest of the men wear clouts of banana leaf, and the women, when in danger of capture, don skirts of bark; but on most occasions we find the man wearing a colored cotton clout, above which is a bright belt of the same material, while for ceremonies he may add a short coat or jacket.
Los hombres más pobres usan taparrabos de hoja de plátano, y las mujeres, cuando corren peligro de ser capturadas, se ponen faldas de corteza; pero en la mayoría de las ocasiones encontramos al hombre vistiendo un taparrabos de algodón de color, sobre el cual lleva un brillante cinturón del mismo material, mientras que para las ceremonias puede añadir una chaqueta o casaca corta.
A headband, sometimes of gold, keeps his long hair in place, and for very special events he may adorn each hair with a golden bead (pp. 74, 76, 81).
Una cinta para la cabeza, a veces de oro, mantiene en su lugar su larga cabellera, y para ocasiones muy especiales puede adornar cada cabello con una cuenta de oro (pp. 74, 76, 81).
The cotton skirts of the women reach from the waist to the knees; the arms are covered with strands above strands of beads, while strings of agate beads surround the neck or help to hold the hair in place.
Las faldas de algodón de las mujeres llegan desde la cintura hasta las rodillas; los brazos están cubiertos con hilos sobre hilos de cuentas, mientras que collares de cuentas de ágata rodean el cuello o ayudan a sostener el cabello en su lugar.
To the real hair is often added a switch which appears to be valued highly (p. 89).
Al cabello natural se le añade con frecuencia un postizo que parece ser muy valorado (p. 89).
Ornaments of gold adorn the ears, and finger rings of the same metal are several times mentioned (pp. 39, 43, 124).
Adornos de oro decoran las orejas, y anillos del mismo metal son mencionados en varias ocasiones (pp. 39, 43, 124).
The tales afford us a glimpse of the daily life.
Los relatos nos ofrecen un vistazo a la vida cotidiana.
In the early morning the chilly mountain air drives the people from their mats to the yard, where they squat about the fires (p. 132).
En la madrugada, el frío aire de la montaña empuja a la gente desde sus esteras hasta el patio, donde se acuclillan alrededor de las hogueras (p. 132).
Vocabulary
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- caza
- The act of hunting animals in the wild
- especialmente
- Particularly or above all other things
- venados
- Deer, wild animals commonly hunted for food
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases
- gallinas
- Hens or female chickens kept or hunted
- silvestres
- Wild, growing or living in natural uncultivated conditions
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- pescado
- Fish that has been caught and used as food
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used in various grammatical constructions
- añaden
- They add or are added to something else
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- suministro
- A supply or provision of goods or resources
- doméstico
- Related to the home or household environment
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- alimentos
- Foods or nutritional substances consumed by people
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- alimento
- Food or nourishment consumed to sustain life
- básico
- Basic or fundamental, essential to survival
- parece
- It seems or appears to be a certain way
- ser
- Infinitive of 'to be', indicating identity or essence
- arroz
- Rice, a staple grain widely eaten as food
- montaña
- A large natural elevation of earth; mountain
- También
- Also or as well, adding to previous information
- cultivan
- They cultivate or grow crops in the land
- frijoles
- Beans, a common legume grown and eaten widely
- cocos
- Coconuts, tropical fruit with white flesh and milk
- naranjas
- Oranges, round citrus fruits with sweet juice
- caña
- Cane or reed, especially sugarcane plant
- azúcar
- Sugar, a sweet substance derived from plants
- nueces
- Nuts or walnuts, edible seeds from certain trees
- tabaco
- Tobacco, a plant whose leaves are smoked or chewed
- vestimenta
- Clothing or garments worn to cover the body
- es
- Third person singular form of 'ser', meaning 'is'
- escasa
- Scarce or sparse, present in very small amounts
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- obstante
- Used in 'no obstante', meaning 'nevertheless' or 'however'
- recibe
- Receives or gets something from another source
- mucha
- A lot of or much, indicating large quantity
- atención
- Attention or care given to something or someone
- Los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- hombres
- Men, adult male human beings
- más
- More or most, used in comparisons
- pobres
- Poor people, those lacking financial resources
- usan
- They use or wear something regularly
- taparrabos
- Loincloth, minimal garment covering the groin area
- hoja
- A leaf of a plant or tree
- plátano
- Banana or plantain, a tropical fruit-bearing plant
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- mujeres
- Women, adult female human beings
- cuando
- When, indicating a time or condition
- corren
- They run or are at risk of something
- peligro
- Danger or risk of harm or injury
- capturadas
- Captured or seized, taken by force by someone
- ponen
- They put on or place something somewhere
- faldas
- Skirts, garments worn around the waist downward
- corteza
- Bark of a tree or outer layer of something
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- mayoría
- The majority or most of a group or instances
- ocasiones
- Occasions or instances when something takes place
- encontramos
- We find or encounter something in a context
- hombre
- A man, a single adult male human being
- vistiendo
- Wearing or dressing in a particular garment
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- algodón
- Cotton, a soft natural fiber used in textiles
- color
- Color, the visual property of an object's hue
- sobre
- On top of or over something; about a topic
- cual
- Which, a relative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- lleva
- He wears or carries something on the body
- brillante
- Bright or shiny, reflecting a lot of light
- cinturón
- A belt worn around the waist to fasten clothing
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- mismo
- Same, identical to something previously mentioned
- material
- Material or fabric from which something is made
- mientras
- While or whereas, indicating simultaneous or contrasting actions
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- ceremonias
- Ceremonies, formal events held for special occasions
- puede
- He or she can or is able to do something
- añadir
- To add something extra to what already exists
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- chaqueta
- A jacket, a short coat worn over clothing
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or', offering an alternative option
- casaca
- A short coat or military-style jacket garment
- corta
- Short in length, not extending very far down
- Una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- cinta
- A ribbon or band used as decoration or fastening
- cabeza
- Head, the top part of the human body
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'by'
- veces
- Times or instances; 'a veces' means 'sometimes'
- oro
- Gold, a precious yellow metallic element
- mantiene
- Maintains or keeps something in a certain position
- su
- His, her, its, or their possessive pronoun
- lugar
- Place or position where something or someone is
- larga
- Long in length or duration, extended in size
- cabellera
- A full head of long flowing hair
- muy
- Very, used to intensify an adjective or adverb
- especiales
- Special or exceptional, different from the ordinary
- adornar
- To adorn or decorate with ornamental elements
- cada
- Each or every individual item in a group
- cabello
- Hair, the strands growing from the human head
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment
- cuenta
- A bead used in jewelry or decorative stringing
- Las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- llegan
- They reach or extend to a certain point
- desde
- From or since a particular point in space or time
- cintura
- The waist, the middle part of the human body
- hasta
- Until or up to a certain point or limit
- rodillas
- Knees, the joints in the middle of the legs
- brazos
- Arms, the upper limbs of the human body
- están
- They are, form of 'estar' indicating a state
- cubiertos
- Covered or wrapped with something on the outside
- hilos
- Threads or strings used in sewing or decoration
- cuentas
- Beads used in making jewelry or decorations
- collares
- Necklaces, decorative chains or strings worn around the neck
- ágata
- Agate, a semiprecious stone used in jewelry
- rodean
- They surround or encircle something completely
- cuello
- The neck, the part connecting head to body
- ayudan
- They help or assist in doing something
- sostener
- To hold up or support something in place
- Al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- natural
- Natural, as found in or produced by nature
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/it'
- añade
- He or she adds something to something else
- frecuencia
- Frequency; 'con frecuencia' means 'frequently' or 'often'
- postizo
- False or artificial hair attached to natural hair
- valorado
- Valued or appreciated for its worth or importance
- Adornos
- Ornaments or decorations worn on the body
- decoran
- They decorate or embellish something for appearance
- orejas
- Ears, the organs of hearing on the human head
- anillos
- Rings, circular bands worn on fingers or ears
- metal
- Metal, a hard material used to make objects
- son
- They are, third person plural form of 'ser'
- mencionados
- Mentioned or referred to in a text or speech
- varias
- Several or various, more than two of something
- relatos
- Stories or accounts describing events or experiences
- nos
- Us, first person plural object pronoun
- ofrecen
- They offer or provide something to someone
- vistazo
- A quick glance or brief look at something
- vida
- Life, the existence and experiences of living beings
- cotidiana
- Daily or everyday, relating to ordinary routine life
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- madrugada
- The early hours of the morning before dawn
- frío
- Cold temperature or feeling of coldness
- aire
- Air, the invisible mixture of gases we breathe
- empuja
- Pushes or drives someone or something in a direction
- gente
- People, a group of human beings in general
- sus
- Their or his/her, plural possessive pronoun
- esteras
- Mats or woven floor coverings used for sleeping
- patio
- A patio or courtyard open area outside a building
- donde
- Where, indicating a place or location
- acuclillan
- They squat or crouch down close to the ground
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding something in a circular manner
- hogueras
- Bonfires or large outdoor fires for warmth
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →