The literature of a formative past by the various groups of people who inhabited the archipelago

A literature of varying human interest

Close to the religious and political organizations of the ancient Filipinos

The verses were addressed to the ears rather than the eyes

Verses composed and sung were regarded as group property

Versification: Octosyllabic

Legendary and religious poems

Dodecasyllabic Romance

Dalawang Balon

Hindi Malingon

Sa araw ay Bunbong

Sa gabi ay dahon

Sang dalagang marikit

Nakaupo sa tinik

Kung bayaa’y nabubuhay

Kung himasi’y namamatay

Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables

Showcase the Filipino wit, literary talent, and keen observation of the surroundings

Involves reference to one or two images that symbolize the characteristics of an unknown object that is to be guessed

To entertain. Living in remote areas, before the advent of electricity, families would sit around the fire and the elders would quiz the younger generation with riddles.

To educate. Riddles serve the function of passing down knowledge from one generation to the next. They require thinking in order to solve them.

To titillate. Many old Filipino riddles contain double entendres that were intended to amuse the men and shock the women.

To curse, without expressly cursing. A riddle could be made up against an enemy, rival town, or suitor.

To preserve the culture. Riddles communicate the old ways from one generation to the next.

Ate mo, ate ko, Ate ng lahat ng tao.(My sister, your sister, everyone's sister)

Atis (Sugar Apple)

Epigrams/maxims/proverbs

Short poems that have been customarily been used and served as laws or rules on good behavior by our ancestors

Allegories or parables that impart lessons for the young

Often expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and had a witty ending

Maxims- rhyming couplets (5,6,8 syllables)

Ex of salawikain Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay na maaasahan. - - -You

will know a true friend in time of need.

Ex of Sawikain kumukulo ang dugo

"blood is boiling" = is very angry isulat sa tubig

"write on water" = forget about it

Ex of Maxims Pag hindi ukol,

Hindi bubukol. -means What is not intended for one will not bear fruit.

Used in witchcraft or enchantments

Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon

Sa simbahan din pala ang tuloy

Hele hele

Bago kyeme

Halimbawa (for example): Tabi, tabi po, Ingkong Makikiraan po lamang.

Used in teasing or to comment on a persons’ acutations “Catitibay ca tolos

Sacaling datnang agos

Aco’ I momonting lomot

Sa iyo’ I popolopot”

Nag-almusal mag-isa

Kaning lamig, tinapa;

Nahulog ang kutsara

Ikaw na sana, sinta

A quatrain with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line No title

7-7-7-7

AABB Ex. “Tahak ng tingin, tulak

ng sulyap, yakap, lapat

ng titig sa balikat.

hatak pa, kindat, hakat”

traditional poetry of the Hanunoo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro which is normally inscribed on bamboo using a pre-Colonial syllabic writing system called the Surat Mangyan .

seven-syllable metric lines

can be composed of more than four lines

usually chanted

teaches lessons about life

recited by parents to educate their children, by the youth to express their love, by the old to impart experiences, or by the community in tribal ceremonies

on some occasions like burial rites, the ambahan is used for entertainment

Sugot nga maaw kunman

Tangdayan no ma-amban

Sabungan no manuywan

Impad las yami daywan

Hanggan buhok timbangan

Hanggan sa balod pangdan

Bugkat di way yamungan

Bilang dayi bunlagan

No kang tinaginduman

Kang magpahalimbaw-an

Ga bugtong ti bilugan

(Isn't this the truth with all: If the wife is good and kind, the husband reasonable, you have always friends around, like long hair drooping so nice. Till the final burial mount, you'll be sleeping on one mat. You don't want to separate Putting down my thoughts like this: An example very clear, being TWO, you're only ONE.)

derived from Philippine folk literature, which is the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. This refers to a wide range of material due to the ethnic mix of the Philippines

There are many different creation myths in Philippine mythology, originating from various ethnic groups. Story of Bathala

Visayan version

The legend of Maria Makiling

Presence of different deities Ex. Bathala

Lakambakod

Mythical creatures Aswang

Dila

Diwata

Dwende

Tikbalang

Mankukulam

Ifugao – Hudhud hi Aliguyon

Ilocos – Biagni Lam-ang

Bicol - Ibalon

Mindanao – Darangan

Panay – Hinilawod

Bagobo - Tuwaang

Kalinga – Ulaliim

Manobo – Agyu or Olahing

Subanon - Sandayo

Aliguyon the exploits of Aliguyon as he battles his arch-enemy, Pambukhayon

Biagni Lam-Ang tells of the adventuresvof Lam-Ang who exhibits extraordinary

powers at a very early age.

Ibalon the story of three Bicol heroes: Baltog, Handiong, Bantiong

Hinilawod oldest and longest epic poem in Panay the exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers, LabawDonggon,

Humadapnon and Dumalapdap of ancient Panay

IBALON FESTIVAL

Hinilawod

a form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s hopes, aspirations, and lifestyles

repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naive

traditional songs and melodies

inspired by the reaction of the people to their environment

uyayi – lullaby

komintang – war song

kundiman – melancholic love song

harana – serenade

tagay – drinking song

mambayu – Kalinga rice-pounding song

subli – dance-ritual song of courtship /marriage

Tagulaylay- songs of the dead

WAKAS

So you guys please check out these videos that I want to show in the presentation and tell me which one.

And if you guys have something to add please do telll and tell the other group members please

I expect that some of yall do some research on what was said in the ppt so youll be ready on Wednesday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJJGmcqRgQc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdF90pbY8jQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNSN4p-vbqI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtqzps4le0U