#ilocanos

[earako]

"Is that the sound of unearned guilt and self-blame I hear?"

Manang Mari, you're not one to talk-

[mapungayy]

Namiss ko mag gulay 🥺🤤 Kaen!!!

[pinkinsect]

if i draw kaiser too many times i have to draw shidou. to restore balance

[hotrod-and-ride]

I remember watching that clip of Alex Malto telling Bumblebee about how he's from Bohol but I DID NOT catch Bee saying back how he used to win Drag Races at the Tagbilaran Airport LIKE HELLO??? YOU MEAN MY GUY JUST HAPPENS TO JUST LAND ON ALEX' HOMETOWN I'm more inclined to write that Pinoy-centric fic right now grrr

[mewracle]

i really do think my mom would do numbers on tumblr if she just posted every thought she's ever had

[maya-chirps]

Do you know anything about pre-colonial ilokano culture? Like any practices, myths etc :)

Precolonial Ilokano culture has also been on my radar especially since I myself am of Ilokano descent actually! My ties to the culture had been severed by my Ilokano grandfather after a falling out with his family, but I might be able to get together some sources and articles on precolonial Ilocos some other time.

One of the most popular myths from the Ilokos region that is often taught in schools even outside the area is the Life of Lam-Ang or Biag ni Lam-Ang. This story follows Lam-Ang and different parts of his life from before his birth and up to his peaceful life after all of his adventures. You can read it here alongside a collection of other epics from other Filipino ethnic groups and an English translation here (thanks to a Christian school's English class lol)

From quick research, an article by Jordan Clark of the Aswang Project lists the 1978 book Handbook of Philippine Language Groups as source for knowing the early Ilokano pantheon or at least the generally accepted Ilokano pantheon.

This book identifies Buni as the supreme being of the pantheon, who, from other sources I've seen, is often referenced as someone who has tasked the giants with creation. I can't seem to find the specific myth that exactly references how the world had come to be. Parsua was also identified as a creation deity.

Then there are the deities related to different nature-related and weather-related things which are listed as Apo Langit (Lord Heaven), Apo Angin (Lord Wind), Apo Init (Lord Sun), and Apo Tudo (Lord Rain).

There are also variations listed within the article that had been referenced to have come from the book published in 1952 called the Historical and Cultural Data of Provinces specifically from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, although it seems to have more outsider influence.

Here's the plain-text from the article since it's pretty difficult to find other sources of this myth other than the book and the article:

Cabalangegan was formerly a jungle at the edge of the river Abra. On the far side of the river were mountains high and steep. On these mountains lived an old man named Abra, the father of Caburayan. The old man lived and controlled the weather. It is said that the river Abra was a gathering of water vapor, shaded, and the days were always bright with sunlight. At that time Anianihan, God of Harvests, was in love with Anianihan, Goddess of Healing. Her mother, Lady Makiling knew about their mutual understanding, but Abra did not know it for the three were afraid to tell him since he might punish them as he disapproved of Anianihan. Abra wanted his daughter to marry either Saguday, God of the Wind, or Revenador, God of Thunder and Lightning. This being so, Anianihan took Caburayan from her home. Abra wept a great deal. He sent Lady Makiling away after beating her. When Abra was alone, he wept day and night till Bulan, God of Peace and Calm, came. But though Bulan was there to brighten Abra’s spirits, Abra did not stop weeping. He could not express his anger. He begged the other gods to bring back his daughter. One day the sun, eye of Amman, shone so bright that the water of the river Abra was excessively heated. Smoke rose from the river. Soon, thick, black clouds began to darken the sky. Then Saguday sent the strongest wind until the crowns of the trees brushed the ground. The god Revenador sent down the largest strings of fire. The heaviest of rains fell. All these frightful events lasted seven days. The river Abra then rose and covered the trees. There rose a vast body of water and the highest part of the mountain could be seen. It looked like the back of a turtle from a distance. At this spot Abra lived. On the seventh day, Abra heard a cry. He also heard a most sorrowful song. Abra dried his tears and looked around, but he saw no one. He determined to find Maria Makiling, his grandchild. He did not find her for the cries of the baby had stopped. The search for the baby lasted three full moons, but to no avail and the poor old man returned to his home very sad. He lost all hope. His wits were gone. At that time Maria Makiling was under the care of the fierce dog Lobo, that was under a god of the Underworld. He had been punished by the other gods and that is why he looked like a fierce dog. He was sent down to do charity.

From just the story alone, there's some obvious influences from other cultures such as one of the deities mentioned, Lady Makiling, the mother of Caburayan, having come from Laguna, as well as the usage of the word Lobo to name a fierce dog with the word having come from Spanish.

This may be the reason why this myth isn't regarded as highly as a more authentic version of the precolonial Ilocano pantheon although it is an interesting story still.

I do want to learn more about Ilocano precolonial culture too but that's all I have for now! Hopefully it's informative enough especially since finding sources outside the Aswang Project website is rather difficult.

[castroxche]

where r u from o.O

hiiii i'm from the philippines :) my family is from tarlac but i grew up in manila. i'm currently in the diaspora

[nojaloart]

the rare days when my family cooks liddeg i am very happy. call that enrichment baby.

[kavalyera]

how about 2, 6, 39 and 40 for florante?

answered 2 here | answered 6 here

39. Could they easily decipher what a Malkavian is saying?

— No he could not </3 he’s too locked in on revenge for allat unfortunately 😔 and also because he’s just fuckinmgn stupid </33

just wanted to add some shit from my first ever session which was messier than 2000s hollywood for some reason but hey yk it was our first time playing😭

there was this malk npc that fr warned us and we all persisted on like staying to decipher what she’s saying and WE NEVER GOT IT ( in out defence, the entire session was in a mixture of english, filipino, and like four dialects gn😭 )

[blue-thief]

HWHAT YOU'RE A FILIPINO?? HOORAYY 🕺🕺🕺

MAAYUNG BUNTAG KAPWA PINOY 🔥🔥🫶🫶👊

hehe yeahh :DD MAGANDANG UMAGA SAYO

👊 *fist bump back*

[elfilibusterismo]

i understand non-native speaking fil-ams a bit more now. am staying with my dads family and theyre all speaking ilocano while my manila-grown ass did not learn it. the way my spanish speaking is better than my ilocano is embarrassing lmao

[dnielle-river]

Sticker pack.

New design at my Teepublic and RB account.

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 310: ILOCANO PEOPLE]

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month being May (info in source link below), there’s a masterlist below compiled of over 90+ Ilocano faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use a randomizer to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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[earako]

Hi relistening to Undas [2] again ans IMMA FIGHT LORI-

[briefbestiary]

A tree-dwelling demon. Due to her nature, the bangungot lends its name to sudden adult death syndrome and nightmares.