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The stories of the last division are the most frequently heard and, as already indicated, are told by all.

Les histoires de la dernière division sont les plus fréquemment entendues et, comme indiqué précédemment, sont racontées par tous.

It is evident even to the casual reader that these show much more evidence of outside influence than do the others; some, indeed, appear to have been recently borrowed from the neighboring christianized Ilocano. [2]

Il est évident, même pour le lecteur occasionnel, que celles-ci montrent beaucoup plus de signes d'influence extérieure que les autres ; certaines, en effet, semblent avoir été récemment empruntées aux Ilocanos christianisés voisins. [2]

Tales of the Mythical Period

Contes de la Période Mythique

_Reconstruction of the Culture_.--In the first division certain actors occur with great frequency, while others always take the leading parts.

_Reconstruction de la Culture_.--Dans la première division, certains personnages apparaissent très fréquemment, tandis que d'autres jouent toujours les rôles principaux.

These latter appear under a variety of names, two or more titles often being used for the same individual in a single tale.

Ces derniers apparaissent sous une variété de noms, deux titres ou plus étant souvent utilisés pour le même individu dans un seul récit.

To avoid confusion a list of the fourteen principal actors and their relationships are given in the accompanying table.

Pour éviter toute confusion, une liste des quatorze personnages principaux et de leurs relations est donnée dans le tableau ci-joint.

It will appear that there are some conflicts in the use of names, but when it is realized that the first twenty-six myths which make up the cycle proper were secured from six story tellers coming from four different towns, the agreement rather than the disagreement is surprising.

Il apparaîtra qu'il existe certains conflits dans l'utilisation des noms, mais quand on réalise que les vingt-six premiers mythes qui constituent le cycle proprement dit ont été recueillis auprès de six conteurs venant de quatre villes différentes, c'est l'accord plutôt que le désaccord qui est surprenant.

As a matter of fact there is quite as much variation between the accounts of the same narrator as between those gathered from different towns.

En réalité, il y a tout autant de variation entre les récits d'un même narrateur qu'entre ceux recueillis dans différentes villes.

_Table of Leading Characters_ [3]

_Tableau des Personnages Principaux_ [3]

I. Aponitolau. Son of Pagatipánan [male] [4] and Langa-an [female] of Kadalayapan; is the husband of Aponibolinayen.

I. Aponitolau. Fils de Pagatipánan [masculin] [4] et de Langa-an [féminin] de Kadalayapan ; est le mari d'Aponibolinayen.

Appears under the following names: (a) Ligi, (b) Albaga of Dalaga, (c) Dagdagalisit, (d) Ingiwan or Kagkagákag, (e) Ini-init, (f) Ling-giwan, (g) Kadayadawan, (h) Wadagan, (i) Awig (?)

Apparaît sous les noms suivants : (a) Ligi, (b) Albaga de Dalaga, (c) Dagdagalisit, (d) Ingiwan ou Kagkagákag, (e) Ini-init, (f) Ling-giwan, (g) Kadayadawan, (h) Wadagan, (i) Awig (?)

II. Aponigawani.

II. Aponigawani.

Vocabulary

histoires
Stories, tales, or narratives
dernière
Last, final, or most recent (feminine)
division
Division, section, or category of something
fréquemment
Frequently, often, on a regular basis
entendues
Heard, listened to (feminine plural past participle)
indiqué
Indicated, pointed out, noted previously
précédemment
Previously, earlier, before this point
racontées
Told, narrated (feminine plural past participle)
évident
Evident, obvious, clearly apparent to observers
lecteur
Reader, person who reads texts or books
occasionnel
Occasional, casual, not regular or frequent
celles-ci
These ones (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)
montrent
Show, display, demonstrate (third person plural)
signes
Signs, indicators, or marks of something
influence
Influence, effect one thing has on another
extérieure
External, outside, coming from beyond (feminine)
certaines
Certain ones, some (feminine plural indefinite adjective)
effet
Effect, result; en effet means indeed or in fact
semblent
Seem, appear to be (third person plural)
récemment
Recently, not long ago, in the recent past
empruntées
Borrowed, taken from another source (feminine plural)
christianisés
Christianized, converted to Christianity (masculine plural)
voisins
Neighbors, neighboring peoples or communities
Contes
Tales, short stories, folk narratives
Période
Period, era, span of historical time
Mythique
Mythical, relating to myth or legend
Culture
Culture, the customs and traditions of a people
certains
Certain, some (masculine plural indefinite adjective)
personnages
Characters, figures appearing in a story
apparaissent
Appear, show up (third person plural present)
tandis
While, whereas; used in tandis que construction
jouent
Play (roles), perform (third person plural)
rôles
Roles, parts played by characters in narrative
principaux
Principal, main, most important (masculine plural)
derniers
The latter, the last ones (masculine plural)
variété
Variety, diversity, range of different things
noms
Names, nouns; labels given to people or things
titres
Titles, designations given to persons or works
souvent
Often, frequently, on many occasions
utilisés
Used, employed (masculine plural past participle)
individu
Individual, single person within a group
seul
Single, alone, only one of something
récit
Narrative, account, story told by someone
éviter
To avoid, to prevent from happening
confusion
Confusion, disorder, lack of clarity
liste
List, an enumeration of items or names
quatorze
Fourteen; the number 14
relations
Relations, relationships, connections between people
donnée
Given, provided (feminine past participle)
tableau
Table, chart, or painting presenting organized information
ci-joint
Attached, enclosed herewith (used in documents)
apparaîtra
Will appear (third person singular future tense)
existe
Exists, there is (third person singular)
conflits
Conflicts, disagreements, clashes between things
utilisation
Use, usage, the act of using something
réalise
Realizes, becomes aware, carries out
vingt-six
Twenty-six; the number 26
mythes
Myths, traditional stories of cultural origin
constituent
Constitute, make up, form (third person plural)
cycle
Cycle, a series of related stories or events
proprement
Properly, strictly speaking, in the true sense
recueillis
Collected, gathered (masculine plural past participle)
auprès
From, among, close to (preposition of proximity)
conteurs
Storytellers, narrators who tell tales
venant
Coming from, originating (present participle)
villes
Towns, cities, urban settlements
différentes
Different, distinct (feminine plural adjective)
accord
Agreement, harmony, consensus between parties
plutôt
Rather, instead, somewhat more than expected
désaccord
Disagreement, discord, lack of consensus
surprenant
Surprising, astonishing, unexpected (masculine adjective)
réalité
Reality, the actual state of things
autant
As much, as many, just as much
variation
Variation, difference, change between things
récits
Narratives, accounts, stories (masculine plural)
narrateur
Narrator, person who tells a story
ceux
Those ones (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)
Personnages
Characters, figures in a story or myth
Principaux
Main, principal, most important (masculine plural)
Fils
Son, male offspring of a parent
mari
Husband, a woman's male spouse
Apparaît
Appears, shows up (third person singular present)
suivants
Following, next ones listed (masculine plural)
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