Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
Religion
Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)
Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
Igorot (Philippine people); Kankanay language -- Texts; Rites and ceremonies -- Philippines
She said to the man, "Give me my clothing, because I am a star and wish
to fly away to the sky." But the man said, "I will not give you your
clothing until you marry me." Then they married, but he did not give
her clothing to her. But the man hid the clothing under the dakalan
[11] when she was not looking.
From that time until three years (afterwards) they were married,
and they had two children. One day the woman started to change the
dakalan; while changing the dakalan she found her clothing.
Then one of the children died. The mother continued to come to visit
the remaining child in the night, but would not come in the daytime.
One night the mother of the child wanted to take it to the sky, but
the father saw his wife. That time they quarreled and agreed to split
the child in two. The mother took one half and made it alive; when
the half had been made alive it called loudly for the other half. But
the other half was rotten because the father was not able to make it
live. Then one night the mother made it alive and said, "Answer your
half." Then it answered, but not loudly, because it was rotten.
It became the Little Thunder, and the other half became the Big
Thunder.
ORIGIN OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
Ud agayao inmali sinan lota din Lumawig, ut inbuina dinisay babayi. Sia
adadu ditonodna ay babayi. Inapada ta bakun eda di masauwana, Dayida
ipaeda din posok sindaon di kaugunda. Din Lumawig sinongsongna din
posok, ian adina layidun.
Sia kinwanina sin asauwana, "Sakun mantaoliak ud tagoi; alayuk
dingudwan din anakta ya makayan dingudwana." Sia ginudwana din anakta,
ut inana din toktokna. Din toktona mabungut tan iwud din awakna ut
nanbugan. Din Lumawig sinapona din awak ya dinsikina, ut sia dinkedo.
Din gudwana ay binayan din Lumawig adi makali, ut sia inmali loman
ut sinapona din toktok, ut masauwana din kedo ut sia din kimat.
Long ago Lumawig came to the earth and married a girl. She had many
sisters. They were jealous because he had not married them. They
put garlic under their beds. Lumawig smelled the garlic and did not
like it.
He said to his wife, "I shall return to the sky; I shall take half
of our child and leave half." He divided the child into halves, and
took the head. The head was angry because it did not have its body,
and talked loudly. Lumawig made it a body and legs, and it became
the Thunder.
The half that Lumawig left could not talk, but he returned again
and made (it a) head, and it married the Thunder, and it (became)
the Lightning.
THE MOUNTAIN KABUNIAN
Waday isa ay liang sin isa ay bantag sined nabaon, kabunian
bonngonanona di ifugau nga oomoi sidi. Yatda un manganda mon adida
alaun din pilad. Kayipo ifugau di amoi ud guab ay un manlakos piana
amoi sin liang. Din anito bunganasda eda.
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