Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 7
Sister of Aponitolau and wife of Aponibalagen.
Sorella di Aponitolau e moglie di Aponibalagen.
III. Aponibolinayen. Daughter of Pagbokásan [5] [male] and Ebang [female] of Kaodanan. Wife of Aponitolau.
III. Aponibolinayen. Figlia di Pagbokásan [5] [maschio] ed Ebang [femmina] di Kaodanan. Moglie di Aponitolau.
Appears as (a) Ayo, (b) Dolimáman(?)
Appare come (a) Ayo, (b) Dolimáman(?)
IV. Aponibalagen. Brother of Aponibolinayen, and husband of Aponigawani; also appears as Awig.
IV. Aponibalagen. Fratello di Aponibolinayen e marito di Aponigawani; appare anche come Awig.
V. Kanag. Son of Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen. Appears as (a) Kanag kabagbagowan, (b) Balokanag, (c) Dumanau, (d) Ilwisan, (e) also at times is identified with Dumalawi, his brother.
V. Kanag. Figlio di Aponitolau e Aponibolinayen. Appare come (a) Kanag kabagbagowan, (b) Balokanag, (c) Dumanau, (d) Ilwisan, (e) a volte viene anche identificato con Dumalawi, suo fratello.
VI. Dapilísan, wife of Kanag.
VI. Dapilísan, moglie di Kanag.
VII. Dagoláyan. Son of Aponibalagen and Aponigawani. Also appears as Dondonyán of Bagonan--the blood clot child.
VII. Dagoláyan. Figlio di Aponibalagen e Aponigawani. Appare anche come Dondonyán di Bagonan--il bambino del grumo di sangue.
VIII. Alokotán. An old woman who acts as a medium. Her home is at Nagbotobotán, where the rivers empty their waters into the hole at the edge of the world.
VIII. Alokotán. Una vecchia donna che funge da medium. La sua dimora si trova a Nagbotobotán, dove i fiumi riversano le loro acque nel buco ai confini del mondo.
IX. Gawigawen [male]. A giant who owns the orange trees of Adasin.
IX. Gawigawen [maschio]. Un gigante che possiede gli aranci di Adasin.
X. Giambolan [male]. A ten-headed giant.
X. Giambolan [maschio]. Un gigante con dieci teste.
XI. Gaygayóma. A star maiden who marries Aponitolau. The daughter of Bagbagak [male], a big star,--and Sinag [female], the moon--.
XI. Gaygayóma. Una fanciulla stellare che sposa Aponitolau. Figlia di Bagbagak [maschio], una grande stella,--e Sinag [femmina], la luna--.
XII. Tabyayen. Son of Aponitolau and Gaygayóma. Half brother of Kanag.
XII. Tabyayen. Figlio di Aponitolau e Gaygayóma. Fratellastro di Kanag.
XIII. Kabkabaga-an. A powerful female spirit who falls in love with Aponitolau.
XIII. Kabkabaga-an. Un potente spirito femminile che si innamora di Aponitolau.
XIV. Asibowan. The maiden of Gegenáwan, who is related to the spirit Kaboniyan. The mistress of Aponitolau.
XIV. Asibowan. La fanciulla di Gegenáwan, imparentata con lo spirito Kaboniyan. L'amante di Aponitolau.
Vocabulary
- Sorella
- so-REL-la — Female sibling; a girl or woman sharing parents
- di
- dee — Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- moglie
- MOL-yeh — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- Figlia
- FEE-lya — Daughter; female child in relation to her parents
- maschio
- MAS-kyo — Male; of the masculine sex
- ed
- ed — And; variant of 'e' used before vowels
- femmina
- FEM-mee-na — Female; a person or animal of feminine sex
- Moglie
- MOL-yeh — Wife; a woman joined to a man in marriage
- Appare
- ap-PA-reh — Appears; third person singular of apparire
- come
- KO-meh — As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of manner
- a
- ah — To, at; basic preposition of place or direction
- Fratello
- fra-TEL-lo — Brother; male sibling sharing one or both parents
- marito
- ma-REE-to — Husband; a married man in relation to his wife
- appare
- ap-PA-reh — Appears; shows up or becomes visible
- anche
- AN-keh — Also, too, even; additive adverb
- Figlio
- FEE-lyo — Son; male child in relation to his parents
- volte
- VOL-teh — Times; plural of volta, indicating frequency
- viene
- VYEH-neh — Comes; third person singular of venire
- identificato
- ee-den-tee-fee-KA-to — Identified; recognized as being the same person
- con
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- suo
- SWO — His, her, its; third person singular possessive adjective
- fratello
- fra-TEL-lo — Brother; male sibling in a family
- il
- eel — The; masculine singular definite article
- bambino
- bam-BEE-no — Child, baby boy; young male person
- del
- del — Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- grumo
- GROO-mo — Clot, lump; a small thick mass of substance
- sangue
- SAN-gweh — Blood; red fluid circulating in the body
- Una
- OO-na — A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- vecchia
- VEK-kya — Old woman; elderly female person
- donna
- DON-na — Woman; adult female human being
- che
- keh — Who, that, which; relative or subordinating conjunction
- funge
- FOON-jeh — Functions, acts as; serves in a particular role
- da
- da — From, by, as; preposition of origin or function
- La
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- sua
- SOO-a — His, her; feminine form of third person possessive
- dimora
- dee-MO-ra — Dwelling, abode; place where someone lives
- si
- see — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, itself, each other
- trova
- TRO-va — Finds, is located; third person singular of trovare
- dove
- DO-veh — Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- i
- ee — The; masculine plural definite article
- fiumi
- FYOO-mee — Rivers; plural of fiume, large flowing bodies of water
- le
- leh — The; feminine plural definite article
- loro
- LO-ro — Their, them; third person plural pronoun or adjective
- acque
- AK-kweh — Waters; plural of acqua, liquid vital to life
- nel
- nel — In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'
- buco
- BOO-ko — Hole; an opening or cavity in a surface
- ai
- ah-ee — At the, to the; contraction of 'a' and 'i'
- confini
- kon-FEE-nee — Borders, boundaries; limits or edges of a territory
- mondo
- MON-do — World; the earth and all of existence
- gigante
- jee-GAN-teh — Giant; an extremely large and powerful being
- possiede
- pos-SYEH-deh — Owns, possesses; has something as property
- gli
- lyee — The; masculine plural definite article before vowels
- aranci
- a-RAN-chee — Oranges; plural of arancio, citrus fruit
- dieci
- DYEH-chee — Ten; the cardinal number between nine and eleven
- teste
- TES-teh — Heads; plural of testa, upper part of the body
- fanciulla
- fan-CHOOL-la — Young girl, maiden; a youthful female person
- stellare
- stel-LA-reh — Stellar; relating to or resembling a star
- sposa
- SPO-za — Bride, wife; a woman who is being married
- una
- OO-na — A, one; feminine indefinite article
- grande
- GRAN-deh — Large, great, big; considerable in size or importance
- stella
- STEL-la — Star; a luminous celestial body in the sky
- la
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- luna
- LOO-na — Moon; the natural satellite orbiting the Earth
- Fratellastro
- fra-tel-LAS-tro — Half-brother; male sibling sharing only one parent
- potente
- po-TEN-teh — Powerful, mighty; having great strength or authority
- spirito
- SPEE-ree-to — Spirit; a supernatural being or immaterial soul
- femminile
- fem-mee-NEE-leh — Feminine; relating to or characteristic of women
- innamora
- in-na-MO-ra — Falls in love; becomes romantically attracted to someone
- imparentata
- im-pa-ren-TA-ta — Related by family; connected through kinship ties
- lo
- lo — Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- amante
- a-MAN-teh — Lover; a person in a romantic or sexual relationship
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