The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine TribeCole, Fay-Cooper
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The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Tinguian (Philippine people)
Ka-wa-yan di Po-da-yan na-tong-dan ta na-tong-dan
na-tong-dan ta na-tong-dan ka-wa-yan di Po-da-yan.
Ka-wa-yan di Bal-li-weyan om-mi-weyan
Om-mi-weyan ta om-mi-weyan ka-wa-yan di Bal-li-weyan.
Ka-wa-yan di Ba-ta-an ko-ma omi-na-lan
i-na-lan ta i-na-lan ka-wa-yan di Ba-ta-an.
Sol-kod-ko nga ka-wa-yan na-kak-la-ang di dem-mang
di dem-mang ta di dem-mang na-kak-la-ang di dem-mang.
Kawayan di Pa-la-i ag-ka-i dong-la don-la-li
dong-la-li ta dong-la-li ag-ka-i dong-la dong-la-li.
_Part VII_.
Da-num di la-od kom-mog-nod ket kom-mog-nod
Kom-mog-nod ta kom-mog-nod danum di la-od.
Dagsi-yan di Pa-la-wang ko-ma ta sum-mi na-wang
si-na-wang ta si-na-wang ko-ma ta sum-mi-na-wang.
Dagsi-yan di Langiden mi-ka si-li si-li-ten
sili-ten ta si-li-ten dag-si-yan di Lang-i-den.
Dagsi-yan di Ka-ba-lang-gan na-kal kalong go-kong-an
ga-kong-an taga-kong-an na-kal ka-long ga-kong-an.
Danum di Pa-da-ngi-tan ki-na-dang ta ka-witan
ka-wi-tan ta ka-wi-tan ki-na-dang ta ka-wi-tan.
Dag-si-yan di Lai-og-an nan-gol la-ol la-yo-san
la-yo-san ta la-yo-san o-mal-la al-lo-yo-san.
Danum di Abang sum-mol-wai ta sum-mol-wai
Sum-mol-wai ta sum-mol-wai da-num di A-bang.
Danum di Abas inum-bas ket inum-bas
inum-bas ta i-num-bas da-num di A-bas.
Danum di Ba-ai nag-kat-lo nga sa-long-ai
Sa-long-ai ta sa-long-ai nag-kat-lo nga sa-long-ai.
Danum di Da-ya nag-kil-la-yos nga si-pa
Si-ni-pa ta si-ni-pa nag-kil-la-yos nga sipa.
Danum di ngato ti-nung-dai ta a-nito
A-nito ta a-nito ti-nun-dai ta a-nito.
Danum di aging ti-nung-dai ta ka-la-ding
Ka-lad-ing ta ka-la-ding ti-nung-dai ta ka-la-ding.
Danum di A-yeng ti-nung-dai ta ba-yeng-yeng
ba-yeng-yeng ta ba-yeng-yeng ti-nung-dai ta ba-yeng-yeng.
Adi ka-pai man-gi-mon na-sal-li-bon ai bo-bon
bin-no-bon ta bin-no-bon na-sal-li-bon ai bo-bon.
_Approximate Translation of the Da-Eng_ [251]
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The Malanus flows.
Flows, flows, flows onward.
Si (Mr.) On-na-i and Na-to-tan dig obi (taro) with their hands.
Dig, dig, dig with the hands.
The firefly in the woods opens his eyes.
Opens, opens, opens his eyes.
The bank caves into the river.
Caves, caves, caves in.
Here, your arm pretty bamboo (?)
Bamboo, bamboo, pretty bamboo.
Do not disturb the rest of the kabibinan (a bird).
Disturb, disturb, do not disturb.
Help the kolat (a plant) to grow.
Become kolat, become kolat, stir up to become kolat.
The flower of the Amogawen falls on you.
On you, on you, falls on you.
The flower of the Ana-an plays with you.
Plays, plays, it plays.
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