Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 8

Vocabulary

현대

hyeondae — Modern era or contemporary times

결과로

gyeolgwaro — As a result of something

상당수의

sangdangsuui — A considerable number of

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

이야기들을

iyagideureul — Stories (object form, plural)

순전히

sunjeonhi — Purely, entirely, completely without exception

허구적인

heogujeogin — Fictional, imaginary, not based on fact

인물들이

inmuldeuri — Characters or figures (subject form, plural)

등장하는

deungjangha­neun — Appearing, making an entrance in story

이야기로만

iyagiroman — Only as a story, nothing more

여기는

yeogineun — To regard or consider something as

경향이

gyeonghyangi — Tendency or inclination toward something

있지만

itjiman — There is/are, but; contrasting conjunction

대다수의

daedasu­ui — The great majority of people or things

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic form, plural)

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object form)

사실로

sasillo — As fact, as truth

받아들이고

badadeuligo — Accepting and (continuing); to accept something

등장인물들을

deungjang­inmuldeureul — Characters in a story (object form, plural)

처음

cheoeum — The beginning or first time

시대에

sidae­e — In the era or age

살았던

saratdeon — Who had lived (past modifier form)

사람들

saramdeul — People, persons (plural)

이라고

irago — Saying that it is; quotative particle

부른다

bureunda — Calls, names, refers to something as

지금으로서는

jigeumeuro­seoneun — As of now, for the present moment

우리는

urineun — We (topic form)

그들의

geudeul­ui — Their, belonging to them

관점을

gwanjeomeul — Viewpoint or perspective (object form)

이야기들에

iyagideul­e — In the stories (locative form, plural)

나타나는

natananeun — Appearing, emerging, being revealed

시대

sidae — Era, age, period of time

삶을

salmeul — Life, way of living (object form)

재구성하려고

jaeguseongha­ryeogo — In order to reconstruct or reorganize

노력할

noryeokhal — Will try, intend to make effort

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; declarative ending

주요

juyo — Main, primary, key, most important

등장인물들은

deungjang­inmuldeureun — The characters in story (topic form, plural)

살고

salgo — Living and (continuing action)

있는데

inneunde — They exist/live, and; background clause

우리의

uri­ui — Our, belonging to us

이야기꾼은

iyagikkuneun — The storyteller (topic form)

아래로

araero — Downward, toward a lower place

내려가

naeryeoga — Going down, descending (connective form)

과일을

gwail­eul — Fruit (object form)

가져오려는

gajyeoorye­oneun — Intending to bring something back

욕망을

yongmang­eul — Desire, craving, longing (object form)

설명하려

seolmyeongharye — Trying to explain or describe something

할

hal — Will do; future/modal modifier form

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion when something happens

마을들이

maeuldeuri — Villages (subject form, plural)

지구

jigu — The Earth, the globe

위

wi — Above, on top of something

어딘가

eodinga — Somewhere, some unspecified place

공중에

gongjung­e — In the air, in midair

있었다고

isseotdago — Saying that there were (reported past)

확언한다

hwageonhanda — Affirms, asserts, declares with certainty

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

장소들이

jangso­deuri — Places (subject form, plural)

불리는데

bullineunde — Are called, and; background clause

이는

ineun — This (topic form); referring to prior noun

영혼들이

yeonghon­deuri — Spirits, souls (subject form, plural)

현재의

hyeonjae­ui — Of the present, current

지구를

jigu­reul — The Earth (object form)

부르는

bureuneun — Calling, referring to (modifier form)

용어이며

yongeo­imyeo — Is a term and; continuing clause

즉

jeuk — That is, namely, in other words

가리키는

garikineun — Pointing to, indicating, referring to

영혼의

yeonghon­ui — Of the spirit, soul's (possessive form)

이름으로

ireum­euro — By the name of, under the name

불린다

bullinda — Is called, is named (passive form)

그

geu — That, the; third-person determiner

위치가

wichi­ga — Location, position (subject form)

어디이든

eodiidеun — Wherever it may be

간에

gan­e — Regardless of, no matter (concessive)

그곳은

geugot­eun — That place (topic form)

민족의

minjok­ui — Of the ethnic group or people (possessive)

현재

hyeonjae — The present, current time or state

거주지와

geojuji­wa — Residence, dwelling place and

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

흡사한

heupsa­han — Very similar, closely resembling

곳이었다

gosieotda — It was a place (past declarative)

영혼들과

yeonghon­deulgwa — Spirits and (conjunctive form, plural)

천체들의

cheonche­deul­ui — Of celestial bodies (possessive, plural)

주된

judoen — Main, primary, predominant (modifier)

거처인

geocheo­in — Which is the dwelling or abode

하늘은

haneul­eun — The sky or heaven (topic form)

땅

ttang — Ground, earth, land

있었고

isseotgo — There was/were, and (connective past)

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale, narrative

속의

sog­ui — Inside, within (possessive locative)

영웅들은

yeongeung­deureun — Heroes (topic form, plural)

위쪽

wijjok — Upper side, upward direction

세계를

segye­reul — The world (object form)

방문하기

bangmunhagi — The act of visiting, to visit

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to

올라가는

ollaganeun — Going up, ascending (modifier form)

것으로

geoseuro — As something, in the form of

묘사된다

myosaedoenda — Is depicted, is described (passive)

나무

namu — Tree, wood

식물

singmul — Plant, vegetation

동물들은

dongmul­deureun — Animals (topic form, plural)

대부분

daebubun — Most, the majority, for the most part

오늘날

oneullal — Nowadays, in the present day

알려진

allyeojin — Known, recognized (past modifier)

것들이었다

geotdeuri­eotda — They were things (past declarative, plural)

바다는

bada­neun — The sea, ocean (topic form)

잘

jal — Well, skillfully, thoroughly

알려져

allyeojyeo — Being known (connective passive form)

있었던

isseotdeon — Which had existed (past modifier)

보이며

boimyeo — Seems/appears and; continuing clause

오늘날의

oneullal­ui — Of today, present-day (possessive)

사람들에게는

saramdeul­ege­neun — To/for people (dative topic form, plural)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, entirely (negative emphasis)

낯선

natson — Unfamiliar, strange, unknown

같은

gateun — Same as, like, such as

몇몇

myeotmyeot — Several, a few, some

언급된다

eongeupdo­enda — Are mentioned, are referred to (passive)