Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 1

Vocabulary

Tradizioni

trah-dee-TSYOH-nee — Traditions; customs passed down through generations

dei

DEH-ee — Of the; plural masculine definite article contraction

Uno

OO-noh — One; indefinite article or number one

studio

STOO-dyoh — Study; scholarly investigation or research work

nel

nehl — In the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction

folclore

fohl-KLOH-reh — Folklore; traditional stories and cultural practices

filippino

fee-leep-PEE-noh — Filipino; relating to the Philippines or its people

Di

dee — Of; by; preposition indicating possession or authorship

Curatore

koo-rah-TOH-reh — Curator; person who manages or oversees a collection

assistente

ahs-sees-TEN-teh — Assistant; person who helps or supports another professionally

di

dee — Of; by; common Italian preposition with many uses

etnologia

et-noh-loh-JEE-ah — Ethnology; scientific study of human cultures and peoples

malese

mah-LEH-zeh — Malay; relating to Malay culture or language

Indice

EEN-dee-cheh — Index; alphabetical list or table of contents

Prefazione

preh-fah-TSYOH-neh — Preface; introductory section written before main text

Introduzione

een-troh-doo-TSYOH-neh — Introduction; opening section presenting a text's content

Racconti

rahk-KOHN-tee — Stories; tales; short narrative accounts or anecdotes

del

dehl — Of the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction

periodo

peh-REE-oh-doh — Period; span of time or historical era

mitico

MEE-tee-koh — Mythic; relating to myths or legendary stories

ritualistici

ree-too-ah-LEES-tee-chee — Ritualistic; relating to rituals or ceremonial practices

ed

ehd — And; conjunction used before vowel sounds

esplicativi

es-plee-kah-TEE-vee — Explanatory; intended to clarify or explain something

Favole

FAH-voh-leh — Fables; short moral stories often featuring animals

Sommari

sohm-MAH-ree — Summaries; brief overviews of longer texts or stories

I

ee — The; masculine plural definite article in Italian

seguenti

seh-GWEN-tee — Following; the ones that come next in sequence

miti

MEE-tee — Myths; traditional stories explaining natural or cultural phenomena

furono

FOO-roh-noh — Were; third person plural past tense of essere

raccolti

rahk-KOHL-tee — Collected; gathered together from various sources

dall'

dahl — From the; contraction of da and the definite article

autore

ow-TOH-reh — Author; person who writes or creates a work

durante

doo-RAHN-teh — During; throughout a specified period of time

un

oon — A; an; masculine singular indefinite article

soggiorno

sohd-JOHR-noh — Stay; sojourn; period of residing somewhere temporarily

sedici

SEH-dee-chee — Sixteen; the number 16

mesi

MEH-zee — Months; plural of mese, unit of time

presso

PREHS-soh — Among; near; at; preposition indicating proximity or company

i

ee — The; masculine plural definite article

una

OO-nah — A; an; feminine singular indefinite article

tribù

tree-BOO — Tribe; a social group sharing common ancestry and culture

pagana

pah-GAH-nah — Pagan; non-Christian; relating to polytheistic or animist beliefs

nord-occidentale

nohrd oh-chee-den-TAH-leh — Northwestern; situated in the northwest direction

nelle

NEHL-leh — In the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction

Filippine

fee-leep-PEE-neh — Philippines; archipelago nation in Southeast Asia

Il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

materiale

mah-teh-RYAH-leh — Material; collected data or content for scholarly work

per

pehr — For; through; Italian preposition with multiple meanings

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

maggior

mahd-JOHR — Greater; most; used in maggior parte meaning majority

parte

PAHR-teh — Part; portion; section of a whole

raccolto

rahk-KOHL-toh — Collected; gathered; past participle of raccogliere

in

een — In; into; Italian preposition indicating location or state

testi

TES-tee — Texts; written documents or recorded linguistic materials

fu

foo — Was; third person singular past tense of essere

parzialmente

pahr-tsyahl-MEN-teh — Partially; in part; not completely or fully done

tradotto

trah-DOHT-toh — Translated; converted from one language to another

Isole

EE-zoh-leh — Islands; plural of isola, land surrounded by water

mentre

MEN-treh — While; whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions

il

eel — The; masculine singular definite article

resto

RES-toh — Rest; remainder; the remaining part of something

elaborato

eh-lah-boh-RAH-toh — Elaborated; developed or worked out in greater detail

breve

BREH-veh — Brief; short; of limited duration or length

visita

VEE-zee-tah — Visit; a short stay at a place or with someone

America

ah-MEH-ree-kah — America; the continent or United States of America

In

een — In; Italian preposition indicating location or circumstance

questo

KWES-toh — This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun

compito

KOHM-pee-toh — Task; assignment; duty to be performed or completed

fui

FOO-ee — I was; first person singular past tense of essere

assistito

ahs-sees-TEE-toh — Assisted; helped; past participle of assistere

da

dah — By; from; Italian preposition with multiple meanings

sangue

SAHN-gweh — Blood; the fluid circulating in living organisms

puro

POO-roh — Pure; unmixed; of full or authentic origin

che

keh — Who; that; which; common Italian relative conjunction

mi

mee — Me; myself; first person singular indirect object pronoun

accompagnò

ahk-kohm-pah-NYOH — Accompanied; went along with someone as a companion

Pur

poor — Although; even though; concessive conjunction in Italian

non

nohn — Not; Italian negation word used before verbs

fornendo

fohr-NEN-doh — Providing; supplying; present participle of fornire

tutti

All; every; masculine plural form of tutto

casi

KAH-zee — Cases; instances; plural of caso

resa

REH-zah — Rendering; translation; the act of conveying meaning

letterale

let-teh-RAH-leh — Literal; word-for-word; not figurative or interpreted

sono

SOH-noh — I am; they are; present tense of essere

adoperato

ah-doh-peh-RAH-toh — Used; employed; applied effort or means to a task

seguire

seh-GWEE-reh — To follow; to keep close to something or someone

vicino

vee-CHEE-noh — Close; near; nearby in space or resemblance

linguaggio

leen-GWAHD-joh — Language; speech style or mode of expression used

narratori

nahr-rah-TOH-ree — Narrators; storytellers who recount tales or events

piuttosto

pyoot-TOHS-toh — Rather; instead; somewhat; used for preference or contrast

offrire

ohf-FREE-reh — To offer; to provide; to make something available

traduzione

trah-doo-TSYOH-neh — Translation; rendering a text into another language

raffinata

rahf-fee-NAH-tah — Refined; polished; elegant and carefully crafted

alcuni

ahl-KOO-nee — Some; a few; masculine plural indefinite adjective

dove

DOH-veh — Where; in which place; relative or interrogative adverb

era

EH-rah — Was; it was; third person singular imperfect of essere

impossibile

eem-pohs-SEE-bee-leh — Impossible; not able to be done or achieved

registrare

reh-jees-TRAH-reh — To record; to register; to capture information formally

racconti

rahk-KOHN-tee — Stories; tales; narrative accounts told or written down

al

ahl — At the; to the; masculine singular contraction

momento

moh-MEN-toh — Moment; instant; a specific point in time

dell'

dehl — Of the; contraction of di and the definite article

ascolto

ahs-KOHL-toh — Listening; the act of hearing attentively

annotata

ahn-noh-TAH-tah — Noted down; annotated; recorded as a brief notation

solo

SOH-loh — Only; just; alone; used to limit or restrict meaning

sostanza

sohs-TAHN-tsah — Substance; essence; the core or main content

fatto

FAHT-toh — Fact; done; thing that occurred or has been established

spiegherà

spyeh-gheh-RAH — Will explain; future tense of spiegare, to explain

scarsità

skahr-see-TAH — Scarcity; lack; shortage of something needed

dettagli

det-TAH-lyee — Details; specific pieces of information or description

evidente

eh-vee-DEN-teh — Evident; obvious; clearly apparent to observation

La

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

conta

KOHN-tah — Counts; numbers; amounts to a certain figure

circa

CHEER-kah — About; approximately; used before approximate numbers

ventimila

ven-tee-MEE-lah — Twenty thousand; the number 20,000

individui

een-dee-VEE-dwee — Individuals; persons; members of a group or population

quali

KWAH-lee — Which; who; relative pronoun referring to people or things

si

see — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or passive construction marker

trova

TROH-vah — Finds itself; is located; third person of trovare

nella

NEHL-lah — In the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction

sotto-provincia

SOHT-toh proh-VEEN-chah — Sub-province; administrative division smaller than a province

e

eh — And; the most common Italian coordinating conjunction

montagne

mohn-TAH-nyeh — Mountains; large natural elevations of earth's surface

loro

LOH-roh — Their; them; third person plural possessive or pronoun

cultura

kool-TOO-rah — Culture; the beliefs, customs and arts of a society

le

leh — The; feminine plural definite article

credenze

kreh-DEN-tseh — Beliefs; convictions held by a person or group

cerimoniali

cheh-ree-moh-NYAH-lee — Ceremonial; relating to formal rituals or ceremonies

abbastanza

ahb-bahs-TAHN-tsah — Fairly; enough; quite; used to indicate sufficient degree

uniformi

oo-nee-FOHR-mee — Uniform; consistent; showing little variation across examples

straordinariamente

strah-ohr-dee-nah-ryah-MEN-teh — Extraordinarily; remarkably; to an exceptional degree

complessi

kohm-PLES-see — Complex; complicated; having many interrelated parts