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Under the circumstances it has seemed best to defer the attempt and to call attention in the footnotes to striking similarities with other fields.

Dadas as circunstâncias, pareceu melhor adiar a tentativa e chamar a atenção nas notas de rodapé para semelhanças marcantes com outros campos.

In the main these tales are so closely associated with the religious beliefs of the present day that it is unlikely they will be found, in anything approaching their present form, outside the districts dominated by this tribe.

Em geral, esses contos estão tão intimamente associados às crenças religiosas da atualidade que é improvável que sejam encontrados, em qualquer forma que se aproxime da sua forma atual, fora dos distritos dominados por esta tribo.

Nevertheless, isolated incidents corresponding to those of neighboring peoples or even of distant lands occur several times.

No entanto, incidentes isolados correspondentes aos de povos vizinhos ou mesmo de terras distantes ocorrem várias vezes.

Observation has led me to the belief that the religious organization and ceremonies of the Tinguian have reached a higher development than is found among the neighboring tribes, and that this complexity decreases as we penetrate toward the interior or to the south.

A observação levou-me à crença de que a organização religiosa e as cerimônias dos Tinguian alcançaram um desenvolvimento superior ao encontrado entre as tribos vizinhas, e que essa complexidade diminui à medida que penetramos em direção ao interior ou ao sul.

If this be true, it seems evident that the tales based on or associated with them must likewise grow weaker as we go from Abra.

Se isso for verdade, parece evidente que os contos baseados nelas ou a elas associados também devem enfraquecer à medida que nos afastamos de Abra.

I wish here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. Franz Boas and Dr. Berthold Laufer, whose interest and suggestions have been of greatest value in the preparation of the material for publication;

Desejo aqui reconhecer minha dívida ao Dr. Franz Boas e ao Dr. Berthold Laufer, cujo interesse e sugestões foram de grande valor na preparação do material para publicação;

also to express my gratitude to the late Robert F. Cummings, under whose liberal endowment the field work was carried on.

também expressar minha gratidão ao falecido Robert F. Cummings, sob cuja generosa dotação o trabalho de campo foi realizado.

His constant interest made possible the gathering of the extensive Philippine collections now in the Museum, and it is a matter of deep regret that he did not live to see all the results of his generosity made available to the reading public.

Seu constante interesse tornou possível a reunião das extensas coleções filipinas atualmente no Museu, e é motivo de profundo pesar que ele não tenha vivido para ver todos os resultados de sua generosidade disponibilizados ao público leitor.

Fay-Cooper Cole,

Assistant Curator of Malayan Ethnology.

Curador Assistente de Etnologia Malaia.

Vocabulary

Dadas: Given; provided; considering circumstances or facts.
circunstâncias: Circumstances; conditions; situations or events surrounding something.
pareceu: Seemed; appeared; looked like or gave impression of.
melhor: Better; superior in quality, condition, or preference.
adiar: To postpone; delay; defer to a later time.
tentativa: Attempt; try; effort to accomplish something.
chamar: To call; summon; attract or direct attention to.
atenção: Attention; notice; concentration of mind on something.
rodapé: Footnote; note at bottom of page in text.
semelhanças: Similarities; resemblances; qualities of being alike.
marcantes: Striking; notable; conspicuous; leaving strong impression.
crenças: Beliefs; faith; conviction in truth of something.
religiosas: Religious; relating to religion or spiritual beliefs.
atualidade: Present time; current affairs; state of being current.
improvável: Unlikely; improbable; not likely to happen.
encontrados: Found; discovered; located or come upon.
distritos: Districts; regions; areas or divisions of territory.
dominados: Dominated; controlled; ruled or governed by.
incidentes: Incidents; events; occurrences of noteworthy situations.
isolados: Isolated; separated; set apart from others.
correspondentes: Corresponding; matching; equivalent or similar in nature.
povos: Peoples; populations; groups of people or nations.
vizinhos: Neighbors; adjacent; nearby or bordering peoples.
terras: Lands; territories; geographical regions or areas.
distantes: Distant; far away; remote or separated by distance.
ocorrem: Occur; happen; take place or come to pass.
várias: Various; several; multiple or different kinds.
vezes: Times; occasions; instances or repeated occurrences.
observação: Observation; notice; act of observing or watching.
levou-me: Led me; took me; caused me to go.
organização: Organization; arrangement; structure of organized system.
cerimônias: Ceremonies; rituals; formal religious or solemn rites.
alcançaram: Reached; attained; achieved or accomplished development.
desenvolvimento: Development; growth; progress in advancement or evolution.
superior: Superior; higher; greater in rank or quality.
encontrado: Found; discovered; located among or between groups.
tribos: Tribes; groups; social communities with common ancestry.

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