Kitab Article II Definition of Terms

A
(1) Ada–Many
(2) Adal–Dancing
(3) Adat–Practices that were inherited from ancestors
(4) Adew–Painful
(5) Adog–Name of a person
(6) Agdaw–The sun
(7) Adal Delayaw–Dance in tribal festivities
(8) Aken–I
(9) Akay–Friend
(10) Alangan–Scattered on the groom’s path
(11) Alas–A practice in slash-and-burn farming; a stake or some other marker is put in the clearing so that others will not claim the clearing as theirs
(12) Alat–Container for harvested corn, rice, and others
(13) Amayan–Large
(14) Ateh–Very far
B
(15) Baboy–Hog
(16) Bagting–Arrow
(17) Batiya–Incantation of the tribe
(18) Binibilan–May be used as a dowry
(19) Binulan-bulan–Container for betel quid and lime ash
(20) Bekesan–Python
(21) Bekukang–A disease similar to boil
(22) Bekuku–An ornament put on the ears
(23) Bangkong–For defense and dowry
(24) Busaw–Evil spirit
(25) Busug [spear]–A tribal weapon used to catch game
(26) Balit laget–Container for the quid of a princess when there are visitors or during an occasion, also for dowry
(27) Blabagan–North
D
(28) Dapag–Near
(29) Dakel–Large
(30) Delek–For defense and catching game
(31) Delesan–House
(32) Delegdigan–South
(33) Dodok–If the first wife dies, she is replaced by her daughter
(34) Dufang–Swindler
(35) Dugang–Add
(36) Duma–Relatives
E
(37) Ebay–Wondering
(38) Edungan–Beginning
(39) Egalebek–Working
(40) Enugsadan–How much dowry is given to the bride’s mother
(41) Eledan–West
(42) Eglesek–Fish diver
(43) Eglikin–Going home
(44) Egselapan–Playing
(45) Egsugo–Giving an order
(46) Eg-tibah–Clearing a piece of land by cutting and burning the trees
(47) Ele-Uboh–Where Mother Tumegel was from when she went to heaven
F
(48) Fekenan Manok–Wedding
(49) Fenulot–One ganta [2.2 kilograms] of rice with a chicken for men
(50) Fagsudan–Filled with mountains
(51) Fangus–Dried fish
(52) Fatogiyal–Duck
G
(53) Getas Tamok–The method of returning the dowry if the couple separates
I
(54) Ikam –Mat
(55) Ited–A widower can marry a sister of the deceased wife, and a widow can be taken as a wife by a brother of the deceased husband
(56) Iton–Spouse
K
(57) Kalabaw [water buffalo]–For dowry and farming
(58) Kailawan–Ordinary and poor Dulangan Manobos created by God
(59) Kelawit–Used by hunters to catch wild pigs and deer
(60) Kemalaan–Shy person
(61) Kemagi–A kind of property that can be given as a dowry
(62) Kembuye–Dance of a person who is pounding rice and of a happy person
(63) Kinuta–A person who dances and plays music
(64) Kuda [horse] – Used by the datu or the tribe for traveling, dowry, and horse fights
(65) Kulagbu–Used for dowry, worth one horse
(66) Kuden tana–Made of clay, used as a pot for cooking rice
L
(67) Langgaman–Used by women to harvest rice
(68) Lebengan–Burial site of the tribe
(69) Lesung [mortar]–Used to pound rice
(70) Linansayan–For dowry, worth one horse
(71) Lobing–Used for sleeping
(72) Lueb–Used as a container for arrows, a magazine of the tribe
(73) Lungon–Coffin
M
(74) Melugay–A long time
(75) Museng–Charcoal
N
(76) Nugangan–Parent-in-law
P
(77) Felegkasen–Used to increase an arrow’s accuracy
(78) Fliko Tamok–Return the dowry to the man if the woman refuses to marry
S
(79) Segagung–Used during occasions to entertain guests
(80) Sekedu–Used as a water container, made of bamboo
(81) Selagi–Used to call people, the sound depending on the occasion, whether a funeral or a celebration
(82) Sigfu–Used to catch wild pigs and for protection
(83) Sinulon–Used for winnowing rice, corn, and others
(84) Solok–Container for seeds of corn, rice, and others
(85) Sulad–Container for corn, vegetables, rice, and other kinds of crops
(86) Sundang–Used for defense by the tribe
(87) Sunggod–Dowry or bride-price
T
(88) Tabas–Used for war dance and defense
(89) Tegeb–A kind of property that is used for dowry
(90) Tegelesek–Fish diver
(91) Tege-awo–Hunter of wild animals
(92) Tegefigbayi/Tegefigmaama–Philanderer
(93) Tinakepan–Food paired with rice, taken from trees
(94) Tinabanan–[Ambiguous:] If both the wife and the husband commit adultery, the dowry cannot be taken back; or, a situation where a wife commits adultery and the husband cannot take back the dowry
(95) Tising [ring]–A sign that a woman can no longer find a man
(96) Tusung–Hole
U
(97) Ukit–Processes of resolving problems
(98) Ules–Head covering
(99) Ulof–Used to make the enemy sleep
(100) Upowon–Baldheaded person
(101) Usa–Animal meat
(102) Uwan–Song to attract listeners
W
(103) Wagiya–Steel
(104) Wayeg–Water

(This post is a part of a series on Kitab, the customary law of the Dulangan Manobos. See my introductory post for the list of posts containing all the sections of the law. You may also see the original Filipino version on Scribd.)