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Early Phil. Communities
Early Phil. Communities
COMMUNITIES
ORIENTATION
Consanguine (related by blood, kinship, common
origin, or marriage)
Seas
Mountains
ETHNO-LINGUISTIC IDENTITY
“Ethnos”—group sharing a common cultural
orientation
Language
Tagalog- BAYAN
Kapangpangan- BALEN
Bicol/Visayas- BANUA
Waray-BONGTO
Visayas- LUNGSOD
SOCIAL SYSTEM
REALMS/HEAD
Politics (DATU/HARI/RAJAH)
Religion & Culture (BABAYLAN)
Armed Forces/Warriors(BAYANI)
Hari/Ari/Adi/Hadi
Rajah
*Kamaharlikahan (gat,
ginoo, lakan)
Babaylan (Visayas)
Bailan/Balian
Katalonan(Tagalog)
Baglan (Ilocano)
Bayok (Zambal)
Bagani
(Visayas/Mindanao)
Bayani (Tagalog)
Bannuar (Ilocano)
Zambal Warrior
CAGAYAN WARRIOR
(BANNUAR)
TAUSUG
WARRIORS
(MAGANI)
MANOBO WARRIOR
(BAGANI)
MANDAYA
WARRIOR
(BAGANI)
WARRIOR’S IDENTITY(TATTOO)
WEAVERS (PEDAL LOOM)
Abel (Ilocano)
Habi (Tagalog)
Habol/Abol/Hablon
(Visayas/Mindanao)
BACK-STRAP LOOM
PANDAY/BLACKSMITH
Panday
WEAPONRY: KRIS, KAMPILAN, BARUNG
WEAPONRY
POTTERY
Carver
CARVER/BOATBUILDER
BELIEF SYSTEM
“SACRED SPACES”
Mountains
Caves
Agriculture ritual
Fertility rituals
ANCESTOR WORSHIP
Epic Chanting
Caves as sacred grounds (burial grounds)
(HEALERS/RITUAL LEADERS/MEDIUM)
BABAYLAN
BABAYLAN,
PAINTING
(F.
AMORSOLO)
PANGGAGAMOT NG
BABAYLAN,
BOTONG
FRANCISCO
ICONS REPRESENTING ANITO (ANCESTRAL
SPIRITS)
LIKHA/LARAWAN
(TAO-TAO)
IFUGAO BUL-UL