The Bontoc Igorot eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 387 pages of information about The Bontoc Igorot.

The Bontoc Igorot eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 387 pages of information about The Bontoc Igorot.

Six
Anam
Unom
An-nim
I-nim’

Sky
Langit
Langit
Dang-it
Chay’-ya

Sleep, to
Tidor
Ma-tog
... 
Ma-si-yip’

Small
Kechil
Asivi
O-o’-tik
Fan-ig’

Smoke
Asap
Aso
A-sok
A-sok’

Steal, to
Men-churi
Takau
Magibat
Mang-a-qu’

Stone
Batu
Batu
Ba-to
Ba-to

Sun
Mata-Hari
Mata suga
A-kau, Si-kit
A-qu’

Talk, to
Ber-chakap
Nug-pamong
... 
En-ka-li’

Ten
Sa’puloh
Hangpoh
Sam-pu’-lo
Sim-po’-o

There
Di-situ, Di-sana
Ha ietu, dun
Chitan, Chiman
Is’-chi

Three
Tiga
To
Tad’-do
To-lo’

To-morrow
Esok, Besok
Kin-shum
Ka-bua-san
A-swa’-kus

Tree
Poko’kayu
Kahoi
Po-on
Cha-pon’, Kay’-o

Two
Dua
Rua, Dua
Chu’-a
Chu’-wa

Walk, to
Ber-jalan
Panau
... 
Ma-na’-lun

Water
Ayer
Tubig
Cha-num
Che-num’

White
Puteh
Ma-putih
Am-pu-ti’
Im-po’-kan

Wind
Angin
Hangin
Cha-num
Che-num’

Woman
Prempuan
Babai
Bi-i, a-ko’-dau
Fa-fay’-i

Wood
Kayu
Kahol
Ki’-u
Kay’-o

Yellow
Kuning
... 
Chu-yao[45]
Fa-king’-i

Yes
Ya
...
... 
Ay

You (singular)
Ankau
Ekau
Sikam
Sik’-a

Bontoc vocabulary

The following vocabulary is presented in groups with the purpose of throwing additional light on the grade of culture the Igorot has attained.

No words follow which represent ideas borrowed of a modern culture; for instance, I do not record what the Igorot calls shoes, pantaloons, umbrellas, chairs, or books, no one of which objects he naturally possesses.

Whereas it is not claimed that all the words spoken by the Igorot follow under the various headings, yet it is believed that the man’s vocabulary is nearly exhausted under such headings as “Cosmology,” “Clothing, dress, and adornment,” and “Weapons, utensils, etc.:” 

English, with Bontoc equivalent

Cosmology

Afternoon
Mug-a-qu’

Afternoon, middle of
Mak-sip’

Air
Si’-yak

Ashes
Cha-pu’

Blaze
Lang-lang

Cloud, rain
Li-fo’-o

Creek
Ki-nan’-wan

Dawn
Wi-wi-it’

Day
A-qu’

Day after to-morrow
Ka-sin’ wa’-kus

Day before yesterday
Ka-sin’ ug’-ka

Dust
Cha’-pog

Earthquake
Ye’-ga

East
Fa-la’-an si a-qu’

Evening
Ni-su’-yao

Fire
A-pu’-i

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