Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 14
Upon the return of a successful war party, the relatives meet them at the gate of the town and compel them to climb the _sangap;_ [10] then invitations are sent out to friends and relatives in neighboring towns to come and aid in the celebration of the victory (p. 140).
Au retour d'un groupe de guerriers victorieux, leurs parents les accueillent à la porte de la ville et les obligent à gravir le _sangap_ ; [10] des invitations sont ensuite envoyées aux amis et aux proches des villes voisines pour qu'ils viennent participer à la célébration de la victoire (p. 140).
When they arrive at the entrance of the village they are met by the townspeople, who offer them liquor and then conduct them to the houses where they feast and dance to the music of _gansas_ (p. 126).
Lorsqu'ils arrivent à l'entrée du village, les habitants de la ville les accueillent, leur offrent de l'alcool, puis les conduisent dans les maisons où ils festoient et dansent au son des _gansas_ (p. 126).
[11] Finally the captured heads are stuck on the _sagang_ [12] and are placed by the gate, the spring, and, if sufficient in number, surround the town (p. 140).
[11] Finalement, les têtes capturées sont empalées sur le _sagang_ [12] et placées près de la porte, de la source et, si leur nombre est suffisant, encerclent la ville (p. 140).
Taking the heads of one's neighbors does not appear to be common, yet cases are mentioned where visitors are treacherously killed at a dance (pp. 78, 83).
Couper la tête de ses voisins ne semble pas être une pratique courante, pourtant des cas sont mentionnés où des visiteurs sont traîtreusement tués lors d'une danse (pp. 78, 83).
The use of poison [13] is twice mentioned.
L'utilisation du poison [13] est mentionnée deux fois.
In one case the victims are killed by drinking liquor furnished by the father of the girl about whose head they are dancing (pp. 148, 156).
Dans un cas, les victimes sont tuées en buvant de l'alcool fourni par le père de la jeune fille autour de la tête de qui ils dansent (pp. 148, 156).
Bamboo spears appear to be used, but we are explicitly told that they fought with steel weapons, and there are frequent references to headaxes, spears, and knives (pp. 65, 76, 120).
Des lances en bambou semblent être utilisées, mais on nous dit explicitement qu'ils se battaient avec des armes en acier, et il est fréquemment fait référence aux haches à tête, aux lances et aux couteaux (pp. 65, 76, 120).
Marriage appears generally to be negotiated by the mother of the youth at his suggestion (p. 128).
Le mariage semble généralement être négocié par la mère du jeune homme à sa suggestion (p. 128).
At times both his parents go to the girl's home, and after many preliminaries broach the subject of their mission (p. 128).
Parfois, ses deux parents se rendent au domicile de la jeune fille et, après de nombreux préliminaires, abordent le sujet de leur démarche (p. 128).
Vocabulary
- retour
- ruh-toor — Return; the act of coming back somewhere.
- groupe
- groop — A group or collection of people or things.
- guerriers
- geh-ryay — Warriors; people who fight in battles.
- victorieux
- veek-toh-ryuh — Victorious; having won a battle or contest.
- parents
- pah-rahn — Parents or relatives; family members.
- accueillent
- ah-kuh-ee — They welcome or greet someone warmly.
- porte
- pohrt — Door or gate; an entrance to a building.
- ville
- veel — City or town; an urban settlement.
- obligent
- oh-bleezh — They oblige or force someone to do something.
- gravir
- grah-veer — To climb; to ascend something steep or difficult.
- invitations
- an-vee-tah-syohn — Invitations; formal requests to attend an event.
- ensuite
- ahn-sweet — Then; next; afterward in a sequence.
- envoyées
- ahn-vwah-yay — Sent; dispatched to recipients (feminine plural).
- amis
- ah-mee — Friends; people one has a friendly relationship with.
- proches
- prohsh — Close; nearby or intimately connected people.
- villes
- veel — Cities or towns; plural of 'ville'.
- voisines
- vwah-zeen — Neighboring; situated nearby or adjacent (feminine plural).
- viennent
- vyehn — They come; third person plural of 'venir'.
- participer
- par-tee-see-pay — To participate; to take part in an activity.
- célébration
- say-lay-brah-syohn — Celebration; a festive event marking a special occasion.
- victoire
- veek-twahr — Victory; success in a battle or competition.
- Lorsqu'
- lor-sk — When; at the time that (used before vowels).
- arrivent
- ah-reev — They arrive; they reach a destination.
- entrée
- ahn-tray — Entrance; the place or act of entering somewhere.
- village
- vee-lahzh — Village; a small rural settlement or community.
- habitants
- ah-bee-tahn — Inhabitants; people who live in a place.
- offrent
- oh-fruh — They offer; they present something to someone.
- alcool
- al-kohl — Alcohol; an intoxicating beverage or substance.
- puis
- pwee — Then; next; subsequently in a sequence.
- conduisent
- kohn-dweeZ — They lead or drive someone to a place.
- maisons
- may-zohn — Houses; buildings where people live.
- festoient
- fes-twah — They feast; they celebrate with food and drink.
- dansent
- dahns — They dance; they move rhythmically to music.
- son
- sohn — Sound; the noise produced by music or instruments.
- Finalement
- fee-nal-mahn — Finally; at the end or last stage.
- têtes
- teht — Heads; the upper part of a human body.
- capturées
- kap-tü-ray — Captured; taken by force (feminine plural past participle).
- empalées
- ahm-pah-lay — Impaled; pierced and mounted on a sharp stake.
- placées
- plah-say — Placed; positioned or put somewhere deliberately.
- près
- pray — Near; close in distance to something or somewhere.
- source
- soors — Spring or source; a natural water origin point.
- nombre
- nohm-bruh — Number; a quantity or count of things.
- suffisant
- sü-fee-zahn — Sufficient; enough in quantity or degree.
- encerclent
- ahn-serkl — They encircle; they surround something in a ring.
- Couper
- koo-pay — To cut; to sever with a sharp instrument.
- tête
- teht — Head; the top part of the human body.
- voisins
- vwah-zan — Neighbors; people living in close proximity.
- semble
- sahm-bluh — Seems; appears to be in a certain way.
- être
- eh-truh — To be; fundamental linking verb in French.
- pratique
- pra-teek — Practice; a habitual or customary activity.
- courante
- koo-rahnt — Common; widespread or frequently occurring (feminine).
- pourtant
- poor-tahn — However; yet; used to express contrast or surprise.
- cas
- kah — Cases; instances or occurrences of something.
- mentionnés
- mahn-syoh-nay — Mentioned; referred to or cited in a text.
- visiteurs
- vee-zee-tuhr — Visitors; people who come to see a place.
- traîtreusement
- treh-truhz-mahn — Treacherously; in a deceitful or betraying manner.
- tués
- tü-ay — Killed; caused to die (masculine plural past participle).
- lors
- lor — During; at the time of an event.
- danse
- dahns — Dance; rhythmic movement performed to music.
- utilisation
- ü-tee-lee-zah-syohn — Use; the act of employing something for a purpose.
- poison
- pwah-zohn — Poison; a substance causing harm or death.
- mentionnée
- mahn-syoh-nay — Mentioned; cited or referred to (feminine singular).
- fois
- fwah — Times; instances or occurrences of something.
- victimes
- veek-teem — Victims; people harmed or killed by others.
- tuées
- tü-ay — Killed; caused to die (feminine plural past participle).
- buvant
- bü-vahn — Drinking; consuming liquid (present participle).
- fourni
- foor-nee — Provided; supplied or given by someone.
- père
- pehr — Father; a male parent of a child.
- jeune
- Young; not old; in early stage of life.
- fille
- fee — Girl or daughter; a young female person.
- autour
- oh-toor — Around; surrounding or approximately near something.
- lances
- lahns — Spears or lances; long pointed weapons for throwing.
- bambou
- bah-boo — Bamboo; a fast-growing woody tropical grass plant.
- semblent
- sahm-bluh — They seem; they appear to be a certain way.
- utilisées
- ü-tee-lee-zay — Used; employed for a purpose (feminine plural).
- dit
- dee — Says; told; third person singular of 'dire'.
- explicitement
- eks-plee-seet-mahn — Explicitly; clearly and directly stated without ambiguity.
- battaient
- bah-tay — They fought or hit; imperfect tense of 'battre'.
- armes
- arm — Weapons; tools used for fighting or defense.
- acier
- ah-syay — Steel; a strong metal alloy used in weapons.
- fréquemment
- fray-kah-mahn — Frequently; happening often or repeatedly.
- référence
- ray-fay-rahns — Reference; a mention or allusion to something.
- haches
- ahsh — Axes; tools with a blade used for chopping.
- couteaux
- koo-toh — Knives; bladed tools used for cutting.
- mariage
- mah-ryahzh — Marriage; the legal union of two people.
- généralement
- zhay-nay-ral-mahn — Generally; in most cases or usually.
- négocié
- nay-goh-syay — Negotiated; arranged through discussion and agreement.
- mère
- mehr — Mother; a female parent of a child.
- homme
- ohm — Man; an adult male human being.
- suggestion
- sü-zhes-tyohn — Suggestion; an idea proposed for consideration.
- Parfois
- par-fwah — Sometimes; occasionally; not always.
- rendent
- rahnd — They go; they return to a place.
- domicile
- doh-mee-seel — Home; a person's place of residence.
- après
- ah-pray — After; following in time or order.
- nombreux
- nohm-bruh — Numerous; many in quantity or number.
- préliminaires
- pray-lee-mee-nehr — Preliminaries; introductory steps before the main event.
- abordent
- ah-bord — They broach or approach a topic or subject.
- sujet
- sü-zhay — Subject; a topic or matter under discussion.
- démarche
- day-marsh — Approach or step; a way of proceeding in action.
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