The Nabaloi Dialect, The Bataks of Palawan, vol. II, parts II and III

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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THE NABALOI DIALECT
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THE BATAKS OF PALAWAN
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Dki'artmknt of the IxTERIOKj
The Ethnological Sirvev,
Muiiiiti^ (ktohet Sl^ IM4.
Sin: I Imvi* tlH* lumor to tnniHmit two pajwrs, one a gmiimtar siiid
voi'rtliulurv of the Xahuloi dialect of Benguet, hy Otto SehiH-rer, tin* olli«'r
a hrief aceoimtof tlie Bataks of l*alawan, hy Edwanl Y. Miller, governor
i»f Palawan. 1 reeonnnend that thene jiajK^rs l>e jmhlislied as l*arts II
and 111 of Volume II of the scientifie studies editcnl hy the Survey.
Very resjH»etfully,
Meiit<»n L. Miller,
Adfnff Chief of The Ethnahgietil Sitri'tih
Hon. Dean ('. Worce.'^ter,
SfTtrtarif (f the hdei'i(u\ Matiihi, /*. /.
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CONTENTS
I»Airr II
I*KKrArE.__. , __„..„>>_„_._...„.__.___„., .__,„. ._.„„. .... „....„. !>5
TiiK Naiui/»i Dialbct ,.,—_,,, „_-..„.„._..„,..,„,,_...„,_. U7
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Thellialoi Igorot-.™— ---^_. ,„._.._.„ ._. 97
Trilmlname .„.,„-, ._. ._„.„.._ ._„..... »7
Chinese infl«ent?e --_ _..,.„„..._„ _._.._, ,_.„._.-^__.. 98
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Extent of terriUiry-— „ -_„ .„„„ „ ...
Elements in Nabalcii .,_.._.„ „_...„.,..„ lOfi
Diflicnity in reducing the diaieet to writing.^.- ,, ^___ _^. !CJ1
The Nabaloi alphaliet ._ „ ._ „. _,._„ 101
Prommeiation , „„.. , _..._„„_„_..__ ._. 101
Diphthong8„.. ., ^ ____„„. 104
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Hiatus; transjiosition of vowelf?-- - .._____ Ifti
Hignn employed -„_ >.-^ — 1IKt»
Itoots and particles . . lOii
The article. _„ ._„ _„_.. _-—_-„_-„_._..,, „„. 107
Definite™. .„.„.. _ 107
Indefinite „„„ .„ ..„„„„._„___„ _......._.. 107
The noun..—„_.-_-..»...-_-....... .--_-.._,„.__...-.»._._ IW
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r^e of few, many, all, some, no, another._„„,_-._. ......«^ .,_...
Une of right, left, lj<»th ..__ __....._...._. .„..„...__...,, 110
Relation of Nabaloi to other Philippine diale<'tj* ,,......»—_ _ ,.- 110
Theailjective „_-. _ ..„_.„__...__...„-.,-......>»,._ Ill
Modifications of the ailjeetive -_— .,-~. ...... .„.».,„. Ill
The noun and the adjective-. _.„--— „--_.«.-,_— „-_„.. . 112
The pronoun ,-.«.^«_>_._-^_»..._,„»..„-»—.,...-.---.— .„..._..... 113
Perronal and possefieiive _„..._ „,.,_„»..„...„_..>-.,.--«>_,„-- li:i
Indejiendent forms.--...-. «»„«.-.«-«_. .___-.__ ..„..-_>-_„. IKI
Forms used only incomiM^ition ..„-»—.„,.>--_— ....,-.„,»„. IH
Pt^^wive imrtide**._>.— „,>»..,--;:,-«,.--»-..^ .......„.„ 114
IHial fien^jnal pronoun ,»_-.,.,„„..,..,»....—..-.-^-.«..»-.-„« 117
l>emonrtmti%"e pronoun---„„.._—-«--»„-.. .»..,.«,....-........ ,.„.«». 117
Conjuiption of "to lie here'* and '*to lie then*" ._-,.. ..-. .... IIS
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Relative pronoun . .„«..-> ..-. .„„„....»,. ->,, „«„.... ._„-..„...—<.„.».
Interw^jpi.ti%'e prcmnun^ _„-.„.„_,.,,-,„,-„„., ,.-..,.„„.,«-.„.,, ,. ,., 120
Adverlisi and adverMal exprfwionj* „..>....<,« -.«^. , . . -c.,.„..._..,..„, ... 151
l*iTp<witlon** .„.„.._. _^,_.._.-...-,...<,,,..,„«.,«-. .,^- .,,,^, .-.-«,-. .. ...- l!^
'Conjuipition of **t4i lie in the hou?«e" -.>....,—....«.».,,— , ...... 124
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Conlunetioni* ,.--..-..,....,., .., -,...,.-.-.. „.,,,.,.„,...-.™., -..,.. ....
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CONTEXTS
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TiiK N.iiiiyii I)iALiii"r~('«iitlinii^L wmg^
Fiwnmtum aucI gi^nwn! €!iafm«^ft*r of ver!«i fi*riii«..^» .^ „«. . , .^ - ,«^. IM
On imrtielep ..,..^.. «»«...,_..«.«._.._..„.„.»„... «„„^„_..„«. _. _ FiH
(lE taiiww^....... ...... .^_.. ._^.. __.. ...,.._... . .._. __ . . ., .,._ 12i
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Faradigmn.^.,.,-.. .^^^.»,,^.„„^„ ..«^»^»^^...„. ,_^. ...„ .._-.^, .„... _. .
.__...___._„._..._..._...___. F^
lltiiiii, to kill .,-..,..
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J«fil', to plant ™.,^^^..... .. ,„™„^™._,^. .„„.._.^„,.^.^^,^^._^„,.,.,
Nt*gativeforiiif«„^„^. .^«-...,„^.™.^„_.„„ _,_..„.^^..,^...,..,,_,.„^ 131
/fiiiiii, to ksil....^^_^.. „„._^„..,._,..„.„___..._.„.._, _.,... 131
Jiiiii%t€i|>!ant. -,„.....„._......„^.^__i._..„.. „,,..__. i:i2
The pa^tt^ive voire »..„..„..^. .. .„„„™„,_^.^^^^„..^„. ., ^ „,„....„^^ ...^« i:i2
l?i#n^i, tokiIL„„__^.„ .„„«,„_______.__._......,_. 132
('oiijiigatioii of transitive verbs ._^- „„„»^^„„ .«^„„."_„„ .._^„.^.^^^„ ISI
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A'ri/liijr, to strike with the fint.., ..»„».....,..„»«^™..-.^^„ ^»,^^, ^..^-,. 1S*I
Kalhkh with imr^oiml pronoun as objert .^-».. _„».-.^^^..,._. ..,,,, 133
Further examples of trannitive verte -„^-.™„.. „„„^ » ^,., 134
Intrannitive verbn ^ .^. «„^„.„ .„ ™...„„ .„,^.„.„„„ ,_^. i:i5
Toliethirnty -..„. . „«-..-..^^.. _._„„_.._^.„ i:fl
To he hungry^ .«.„„„., -„^ ». . ,. „„™„_^„„^ KM
Further examples of intransitive %'erbs^..-.^.^-..^-„ .^.^-.^^„„^ .>„^ 1311
Reflexive fornin^ .-^_-.-_ ._ _„«-„«„>.»„„„_«.,- ^...,. ^^^.„..„.„....„. 13M
VaritHif^ verlial for!aH„._„ „^_^...„.......^..,._„^..„..„.,. „..„„ ..„^. KJ9
Negative an«l ini|Mmit!ve fc»nns; i>er«iimon .^ >.«^.,..^. »^., .„..„^^^„^ I*ill
Fornis expre8Hingdef*ire, fhity; alno frapientative and eaiimlive
fdrniH .^^ _»..„-.. _^„ _„„ .._. „^^._^,. _^._^„....^...,_..^^_ 1411
Further examples of the eotiibination of roc^te and imrtlek*^ „^..-_-. 141
.....,
Eenderini^of ''U) Im,'' **to have'^„^.„^.^„^... ._...^.^-._... ....^^. 143
Furtherexamplesof the renderingoftheKnglieh copula ^*tci 1^"' 144
InterjectionB_„ „^-.-. _„^^.„^._.^^„^._ ^_«^^„^^»„^»„„^«.^._, .^. .^^. 145
On the trail to Bengiiet [a conversation with Igorot carriers] _,„„.„„.„„^». 14^
Writing and popular Hongs_.™^^» „„^^„„^^„^- .„^..»^«._,.._„».„_._^«„ 147
Nabaloi vocabulary ^....^ »^„. .»„.....^.,^^...„,. .^^^.. ... __,.. 1*^1
Pernonj^ _.._._^.„.,. .„^„„^.^^«.»^. . _.„„^^^„..^„^^^^»„,„»„ ,„,,__ ^._,,^.„. iJil
PartB of the Inunan body . . ^„ .>„„^._^»,. ,.,..,.^^„ .^^,. .^^^.^„.. _._^ .__„ 151
dotfling and ornanient*^- ,.^- ^....^.„._,^^„.^..^..,„,....,.^._..^„.-„^„.. ..,..,.. 1S2
The hou«* and field-. . „ .^^._«.«.».^._.,......__...^ _ .^.,. ..,., ....... ..,,.^. !I>2
Weapons, iniplenienti^ and utensilH. ..^,..„^. .,...«,...._.. ..._^.„.„... ..... 15:1
Wooden ware.„„„. .^™„ „^^^_ ^„. . ._^ __„_.,. _«.^ ... ^„, ___. ..„,„, Ihll
Iron tools ..._»». .„^^..»„-.^«..^,^ ..___.^. .... . .. ... __^. Ifi4
Miscellaneous articles «.^-,«= -.^..-...« „.._.» ... _.. _ _.. _ _ ITil
Banket ware »^^^»,„-^.....»...«- »^««.«. ...._... ira
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Iniplenientf^ for sewing, weaving, spinning, eft*... . _ . „ IM
FoimI»,.«^™«„ »...^._..,.^.^.„^^._. .^„__„ .._..^„^^ .^«„ . ..... ^ _ _ . ir^Ti
(lolorp,..,„. .,^. ...,»,«... .^^.,.»,.......«.. . . ._ .„......^... - ff^ii
NiitidM!rti-...-.._._...^ .=.,...^ „«.-.^^»„««^«, ..,._.^ ,^^._« .._.^_ ^ . . l^^i
Cardinal ..^. „«».^ ........,^. ...-^..->.,._...,...^«. . ,. V%^
Ordlfial . ... ._....«..„,......- -. ..,». ..... .,_.... .. ir^t*
Miiiiieral a«lverbf». .._...,_ .....,_..._... ._».,. . _._..._ ... 1*^7
MiilllplicmtH'CH^,....^. .. _ ... _._. V^l
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Ilirtrihutlvw. ....... .... ... _.,.._..,.... Ih7
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%inmmm^ . ..^«.....,-............ . ... _. ...>^. _.. ...._ . . Ihn
Ilhimfin «if time .»^«^..... .„.„.« . ..,. . ...,.«««..^.... .««*«...,.-,..,«... ,._...«.... 1.1^^
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Till Naiiaijm I)iALM^~C\>iitiinieii
Niiliiiai vcimbulsry—C%iitiiiti^i rage
iStettdawls cif valnti ,„.^., _«. .._^«, .,__.« .,..«..__._,..,^.^..„._«..^. It^
Psrbi of the body of maiiiinalp -.«^.^.,» ,^^^^«._. ...^... .,^..«.^.«^«« 15»
Birds. __....._ _.__.___„_.„„,_..__ .,___.._,_._ im
Parte of the iMKly of biril^ ^ ,.^-..«».,_-..^„._... _._,.^«^„^,»„^^^^ 11^
Fiiih, etc? ^............._«....^...J.„...__.«._...,..__._,.,._.. IW
Parts of the hody, ete,, of ish .^^._«.. .^^^. _-.^^. .-.™-»^. .^^.„ »^,.^^,, IfW
Eeptiles, ete.^.«..^ .^.^.^. _^_^^^^^._,^«.^.^ . ..^^..^«^,. IIH
Inwcte^.^^^ ...-, .^,^..«,..«.^^„....^^......._...^„-^.._«._^^._^^ IfMI
Piant8.^.„_^„_..- _.._.„.._.^^._.^,_.„. ,._ ._......,_.._.„. lil
Oe^rapMe teriiiB -..^..^ _^.^.-...,.., .,„^^.-. „„^«„».™^._.^. .^,.., ......_^^ 161
(Jeographie names ».-.„««-.»...„ .^^^„^^^„..^^ ^..^^.^.._.^_„„ 1111
Meteorologie and other physical phenomena and objects - „^™- liil
Kinship.^^^.«, .^ ^«„..^«„„^^^^.„^^^.„^..^^^ 162
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Lineal descendants of self, male sp^tking-., ,„"^ „. _^. _„. Ii2
Lineal Mcendante of ^If, male speaking .-„. „,-.^ „.«_> _„_ 162
Firet collateral line, male speaking»^. _«._„. Wi
Affinities through relatives, descendants of ^If, male sf^aking.. Wll
Affinities through the marriage of s^lf^ male speaking .™^„ .^„^ 164
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Affinities through relatives, lln^t collateral line ,^^. _..„ „^™..,,,. .. im
Affinities through the marriage of self, female speaking .-. ,..,.,, ItiTi
. ' (Irdinal names of children .^^. .^..™..... .^„-. „ ...._™.„^^....^. .^_».^„_ l€m
Varions social terms. ^, . .-,--....^.^^.„.,^^,^ .„^.. _^..^^^^...^^,^.,„..,,=,..„. IliTi
Festive slaughterings antl drinking bouts ^ ,-.^.^^._^...^^„«....„.._.«,.. 1tMi
(Government ^««»^«^^. .^»^^,..^„_^„ ...-„^«,..^«.«„.-.^,^^. .,^„„.^..^._ IfMi
Mortuary customs, etc»^„^^,^^^ ...-^„»„«.^«^_ _^. .^,^^^,.«^. 167
Bodily conditions, etc«^»-,...„ -.... .^.^._.^._^^ .^,...^.-..,..^..,...« 167
Amusements»-.«-«..^»».^^...,„-.^^«»-».™.^^^-.^»...^,„„„^..„„^.^..„^._....„. ...._. 168
New words -..^^^„^„ „... ..^„._^.._^._.,_^,„,.^^^_.. _^. .^.^^^ 168
Personal eaiiies......^.^....,,^„^ _^........ ..^^™...„„....„^„„.„ _..,„ .^..^„« 170
Male. ..,„.._._.... _. „„._..^...„___,_... _.._.,__.._._.._...__ 17tt
Adopted Bpanlsh niiiiieH ..._ .^^..._,,. ._^_.^„ .. .... .. 1711
Female^.... ___.^.„„.., , ^._ ..„.._ ^^„.,. ..„._-,_. . 171
AdiiptiMl Hpanish names . ,- ,„,«..._._ ........ _ . .. ...... 171
TilK litALOl IlJollirrHKVKNTY-riVKYKAMsAr.il _.,.. ,...„,.._. _^_ .... _„ 17^*
Faiit If!
Fkifm'E., ««.^. .......«««,.^»..«.-,«««««..^«««»«««...^_..^^^.._»._.........__ ,^_ 181
The Bataks of PAiawAH-«.<.-«»«.,».»-.. ....._.. ._...._ .,..__^_.^^. IM
Additional Information on the Batiik |it*ople .. , ».._ _„ »_.-._ ...._„«... Ili^