Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 6

Vocabulary

storie

Stories, tales, or narratives

dell'

Contraction of 'di' and 'l'': of the

ultima

Last, final, most recent

sezione

Section, division, or part of something

sono

Third person plural of 'essere': they are

più

More, most; used for comparatives and superlatives

frequentemente

Frequently, often, on a regular basis

ascoltate

Listened to; past participle of 'ascoltare'

come

As, like, how; used for comparisons

già

Already, previously, as noted before

indicato

Indicated, pointed out, noted previously

narrate

Narrated, told; past participle of 'narrare'

da

Preposition meaning 'by', 'from', or 'since'

tutti

All, everyone, everybody

È

Third person singular of 'essere': it is

evidente

Evident, obvious, clearly apparent

anche

Also, too, even

al

Contraction of 'a' and 'il': to the, at the

lettore

Reader, person who reads texts

occasionale

Occasional, casual, not regular or frequent

che

That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun

queste

These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun

mostrano

They show, display, or demonstrate something

molte

Many, a lot of; feminine plural of 'molto'

tracce

Traces, marks, signs, or vestiges of something

influenza

Influence, effect, or impact on something

esterna

External, outside, from an outer source

rispetto

Respect; also 'compared to' in prepositional use

alle

Contraction of 'a' and 'le': to the, at the

altre

Others, other ones; feminine plural of 'altro'

alcune

Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

effetti

Effects; 'in effetti' means 'in fact, indeed'

sembrano

They seem, appear to be something

essere

To be; fundamental auxiliary and linking verb

state

Been; past participle of 'essere', feminine plural

recentemente

Recently, lately, in the recent past

mutuate

Borrowed, adopted from another source or culture

dai

Contraction of 'da' and 'i': from the, by the

vicini

Neighbors, nearby people; also meaning 'close'

Racconti

Tales, stories, short narrative accounts

del

Contraction of 'di' and 'il': of the

Periodo

Period, era, span of time

Mitico

Mythic, mythical, relating to myths

Ricostruzione

Reconstruction, rebuilding, or reinterpretation of something

della

Contraction of 'di' and 'la': of the

Cultura

Culture, civilization, set of customs and traditions

Nella

Contraction of 'in' and 'la': in the

prima

First, earlier, before; feminine of 'primo'

certi

Certain, some particular; masculine plural adjective

personaggi

Characters, figures in a story or narrative

compaiono

They appear, show up, make an appearance

grande

Great, large, big, significant

frequenza

Frequency, rate of occurrence or repetition

mentre

While, whereas; temporal or contrasting conjunction

altri

Others, other ones; masculine plural of 'altro'

assumono

They take on, assume, or adopt roles

sempre

Always, ever, all the time

ruoli

Roles, parts played by characters

principali

Main, principal, most important

Questi

These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun

ultimi

The latter, the last ones mentioned

appaiono

They appear, become visible, show themselves

sotto

Under, beneath, below

varietà

Variety, diversity, range of different things

nomi

Names; plural of 'nome'

spesso

Often, frequently; also means 'thick'

utilizzando

Using, employing; gerund of 'utilizzare'

due

Two; the number 2

titoli

Titles, designations given to individuals

lo

Masculine singular definite article or pronoun: 'the'

stesso

Same, identical; used for emphasis

individuo

Individual, single person or entity

singolo

Single, individual, one alone

racconto

Story, tale, short narrative account

evitare

To avoid, prevent, or steer clear of

confusione

Confusion, disorder, lack of clarity

elenco

List, enumeration of items or names

dei

Contraction of 'di' and 'i': of the

quattordici

Fourteen; the number 14

delle

Contraction of 'di' and 'le': of the

loro

Their, theirs; third person plural possessive

relazioni

Relations, relationships, connections between things

è

Third person singular of 'essere': is

riportato

Reported, shown, cited; past participle of 'riportare'

nella

Contraction of 'in' and 'la': in the

tabella

Table, chart, grid of organized information

allegata

Attached, appended; feminine past participle of 'allegare'

Risulterà

It will result, become apparent; future of 'risultare'

vi

There, here; also indirect pronoun 'to you'

contraddizioni

Contradictions, inconsistencies, conflicting statements

nell'

Contraction of 'in' and 'l'': in the

uso

Use, usage, practice or custom

ma

But, however; adversative conjunction

quando

When; temporal conjunction or adverb

si

Reflexive pronoun: oneself, themselves, one

considera

Considers, takes into account; third person singular

primi

First ones; masculine plural of 'primo'

ventisei

Twenty-six; the number 26

miti

Myths, mythological stories or legends

compongono

They compose, make up, form a whole

ciclo

Cycle, series, recurring sequence of events

vero

True, real, genuine

proprio

Own, proper; 'vero e proprio' means 'true and proper'

furono

Were; third person plural past of 'essere'

raccolti

Collected, gathered; past participle of 'raccogliere'

sei

Six; the number 6

narratori

Narrators, storytellers, those who tell stories

provenienti

Coming from, originating from; present participle

quattro

Four; the number 4

diverse

Different, various, diverse; feminine plural

città

City, town, urban settlement

accordo

Agreement, accord; 'd'accordo' means 'agreed'

piuttosto

Rather, quite, instead; used for preference or degree

disaccordo

Disagreement, discord, lack of agreement

sorprendere

To surprise, astonish, catch off guard

altrettanta

As much, just as much; correlative adjective

variazione

Variation, difference, change between versions

tra

Between, among, within a period of time

resoconti

Accounts, reports, detailed descriptions of events

dello

Contraction of 'di' and 'lo': of the

narratore

Narrator, storyteller, one who tells a story

quanto

How much, as much as; comparison word

quelli

Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun

Tavola

Table, board; also 'tavola' as a chart or plate

Personaggi

Characters, figures; plural of 'personaggio'

Principali

Main, principal, chief; plural adjective

Figlio

Son, male child

maschio

Male, masculine; noun or adjective

femmina

Female, feminine; noun or adjective

marito

Husband, married male partner

Appare

Appears, shows up; third person singular of 'apparire'

seguenti

Following, subsequent; plural adjective