A long, long time ago, there was a rich land called Ibalong.

The hero Baltog, who came from Botavora of

the brave clan of Lipod, came to this land when many monsters were still roaming in its very dark
forests. He decideed to stay and was the first to cultivate its field and to plant them with gabi.

Then one night, a monstrous, wild boar known as Tandayag saw these field and destroyed the crops.
Upon knowing this, Baltog decided to look for this boar with all his courage and patience. At last, as soon
as he saw it, he fearlessly wrestled with it, with all his might. Baltog was unafraied. He was strong and
brave. Though the Tandayag had very long fangs, he was able to pin down the monstrous, wild boar and
break apart its very big jawbones. With this, Tandayag fell and died.

After this fight, Baltog went to his house in Tondol, carrying the Tandayags broken jawbones. Then, he
hung it on a talisay tree in front of his house. Upon learning of the victory of their Chief Baltog, the
people prepared a feast and celebrated. The very big jawbones of the dead boar became an attraction
for everyone. Thus, came the tribes of Panikwason and Asog to marvel at it.

The second hero who came to the land of Ibalong was Handyong. Together with his men, he had to fight
thousands of battles, and face many dangers to defeat the monsters. As warriors, they first fought the
one-eyed monster with three necks in the land of Ponong. For ten months, they fought without rest.
And they never stopped fighting until all these monsters were killed.

Handyong and his men made their next attack against the giant flying sharks called Triburon which had
hardy flesh and sawlike teeth that could crush rocks. They continued fighting until the defeat of the last
Triburon.

They tamed the wild carabaos. They even drove away the giant and very fierce Sarimao which had very
sharp fingernails. And using their spears and arrows, they killed all the crocodiles which were as big as
boats. With all these killings, the rivers and swamps of Ibalong turned red with blood. It was at this time
that the savage monkeys became frightened and hid themselves.

Among the enemies of Handyong and his men, the serpent Oryol was the hardest to kill. Having a
beautiful voice, Oryol could change its image to deceive its enemies. To capture it, Handyong tried
different ways. But Oryol escaped every one of it and disappeared.

So, alone and unafraid, Handyong decided to look for Oryol in the heart of the forest. He followed the
beautiful voice and was almost enchanted by it in his pursiut. Days and nights passed until Oryol came to
admire Handyongs bravery and gallantry. Then, the serpent helped the hero to conquer the monsters,
thus restoring peace to the entire Ibalong.

In one of the areas of Ibalong called Ligmanan, Handyong built a town. Under his leadership and his
laws, slaves and masters were treated equally. The people planted rice and because of their high regard
of him, they named this rice after him. He built the first boat to ride the waves of Ibalongs seas.
Through his good example, his people became inspired and came up with their own inventions. There
was Kimantong who made the plow, harrow, and other farming tools; Hablom who invented the first
loom for weaving abaca clothes; Dinahong, an Agta, who created the stove, cooking pot, earthen jar,
and other kitchen utensils; and Sural who brilliantly thought of the syllabary and started to write on a
marble rock. This was a golden period in Ibalong.

Then suddenly, there came a big flood caused by Unos, with terrifying earthquakes. The volcanoes of
Hantik, Kulasi and Isarog erupted. Rivers changed their direction and the sea waves rolled high.
Destruction was everywhere. Soon, the earth parted, mountains sank, a lake was formed, and many
towns in Ibalong were ruined.
Then, appeared the giant Rabot, half-man and half-beast, with awesome and terrifying powers.

People were asking who will fight against Rabot. So, Bantong, the third hero was called. He was a good
friend of Handyong. He was ordered to kill the new monster in Ibalong. To do this, he took with him a
thousand warriors to attack Rabots den. But using his wisdom against Rabot, he did not attack the giant
right away. He first observed Rabots ways. Looking around the giants den, he discovered that there
were many rocks surrounding it, and these were the people who were turned into rocks by Rabot.

Bantong also learned that Rabot loved to sleep during the day and stayed awake at night. So, he waited.
When Rabot was already sleeping very soundly, Bantong came hear him. He cut the giant into two with
his very sharp bolo and without any struggle, Rabot died, So, Ibalong was at peace once more.

SOURCE: wowlegazpi.com

MAYO', A Pure Bikol Word?

Mayo, A Pure Bikol Word?

The Chinese already had commercial contact with us 500 years before the Spaniards came.

They came as traders to bring silk, porcelain, pottery, bar-iron, beads, cheap jewelry and many other
things of domestic use. They brought back in return raw cotton, resin, abaca, hardwoods, sea-products,
rattan, nito, beeswax, pearshells, placer gold, etc. The trade continued until such time many of them
decided to stay. Bringing along with them is the knowledge in agriculture, pottery-making, jewelry-
making, duck-raising, ship-building and various other occupational practices which the Bikol of old
happily adopted.

It is, therefore, not surprising the Bikol language borrowed many words from Chinese; in fact, these
words became very common in use nobody now ever suspect they were borrowed.

Of course, we assume the noodles we eat from Chinese restaurants such as lomi, pancit, misua,
sotanghon, bihon, loglog are of Chinese cooking and they carry names that are Chinese-sounding.

But Arsenio Manuel, in his book Chinese Elements In Tagalog Language, unearthed more Chinese words
in current usage in Tagalog not limited to cookery. He asserts the words bantay (guard), suki (customer),
hikaw (earrings), bakya,(wooden sandals), baybay (sand), binibini (an unmarried woman), buwisit (bad
luck) and many common words are of Chinese provenance.

The findings of Arsenio Manuel carry a resonance in Bikol. Many of the Chinese loanwords Manuel
found in Tagalog could also be found in Bikol. The question whether Bikol borrowed them from Tagalog
or directly from Mandarin, Fookien or other Chinese dialects is a matter to be studied. Perhaps this issue
can be settled by perusing old Bikol dictionaries printed in the 1600s when Tagalog influence was nil.
Additionally, we also find some Bikol words with suspect Chinese origin which are not in use in Old or
modern Tagalog. I say suspect because I glimpse some similarities in base meanings of these words to
the mono- or dyssyllabic entries Manuel cited in his work as purely Chinese and which he asserts could
not be found in Original Austronesian or Old Indonesian.

This area of study presents a daunting challenge to the scholars who would have the training, the
resources and the proclivities to dig deeper for as of now there is no serious research on the matter this
writer is aware of.

I would not now tread on this particular area, not having the academic training or the resources to
competently attempt such, except to bring to the attention of the readers a very common word in Bikol:
mayo. This word appears to come from Chinese. It would seem to come from two rootwords mei
and you.

But before we go into that let me state many Chinese words are a combination of two monosyllabic
words. This was amply illustrated by Manuel in his book. To cite a few, let me draw from his book, thus:

Baybay, (a reduplication of bai (to cover with earth or sand; bury), seashore, coast.

Bantay, (bang (to hope, expect) tai (platform, pedestal), watchtower, lookout, watch).

Watch, guard, sentinel.

Lolo (A redupl of lo(old, ancient), old man). Grandfather, any old man

Pisi (mi(cotton) se (worsted, woolen yarn; thread), yarn, thread; woolen yarn)

String, twine, small cord.

As shown in the examples aforecited, we see a combining of monosyllabic words which, upon
combination, results in a new word. This linguistic feature cannot be found in Bikol or perhaps in any
other Philippine language.

Why do I assert the Bikol word mayo is of Chinese origin?

A Chinese-Bicolano, Ramon Sytangco, mentioned in passing in one article he wrote (or was it a write-up
about him?) in a national magazine that mayo (Eng. none, there are/is no) is a Bikol word borrowed
from Chinese. Unfortunately, I failed to record the article for future reference.

I undertook to verify his contention by doing several things: 1. I consulted Chinese dictionaries 2. I took
pains to see if the word can be found in Lisboas Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol 3. I studied the extent of
usage of the word in the Bicol region.
What I discovered corroborated his claim.

I initially verified Sytancos claim in a popular touristy dictionary where indeed I found the word
meiyou where mei means have, there is and you means no, none. But I lost this little book.

Today I consulted a more hefty Chinese dictionary printed by the Oxford University Press (Concise
English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary, ed. 2000; authored by Martin H. Manser). Right on p. 295 I
found the entry none translated in Chinese as mei you and indicated by the corresponding Chinese
characters.

In a small pocket dictionary by Zhon Qin, (Chinese For You- Learn to Speak Putonghua, a Hong Kong Man
Hai Language Publication reprinted by Merriam & Webster, Inc. here in the Philippines, 1980), we find
on page 18 the following entry:

mei you have no; there is no

It is exciting to learn Lisboa has an entry on page 240 of his Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol which states
thus:

MAYO. pp. Esta palabra no se habla sola, sino junta estas particular day; Day mayo, no hay penitus. Day
mayong tauo, no hay ninguna persona. Day na mayo, yo no hay

mas, o no quede ya mas.

Fr. Marcos de Lisboa collected his material for the dictionary between 1602 and 1616 when he was
assigned as definitor and minister of Naga, and in that period of time also was variously assigned in Oas
and Polangui. It took more than one hundred years (Ist. ed. 1754) before his linguistic work saw print.
(vide, Blair and Robertson, vol. 35, p. 313).

The Bicol he was recording, therefore, was that current in the period between 1500 to 1602. It is of
great puzzlement why he would insist the word mayo could only be used exclusively together with the
word dai.

Today we use the two words interchangeably but not both in a sentence as it is redundant. Is this not an
indication the word mayo then was just creeping into the language, its use not yet preeminent and its
meaning not yet clear and certain? There must be a technical term in linguistics to describe such a
speech phenomenum.
Another indication the word mayo is not really autochthonous to the bikol soil is its limited use to
Camarines Sur and Norte, more particularly in Naga and environs and extending as far as Talisay and
Mercedes and up to the Partido towns. If it is used elsewhere, it is due to peripheral influence.

I would believe the word dai (di, is a contracted form) is an older and more authentic Bikol word as it
has wider usage throughout Bicol while the word wara (var.: oda) is limited in use in certain areas
of Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and Catanduanes, and Masbate. The word warais of even older
native provenance, being found in many variant forms in many Philippine languages from Maranaw to
Kapampangan.

Faced with this quantum of data, I can safely assert mayo is a borrowing from Chinese whose entry
may be dated at 1600- or thereabouts.

As an aside, it is interesting to ponder if the word may (Eng. have, has, there is, there are), which is in
use in many Philippine languages, also comes from the same Ch. rootword mei. Manuel, strangely
enough, is silent on the provenance of this word perhaps because he never suspected its foreign (?)
origin.

(To give one an idea of how Mandarin Chinese uses the words mei, you and mei you in a sentence, I
took a picture of a pertinent page (p. 62)from the book Modern Chinese A Basic course by the Faculty
of Peking University. Dover Publications, New York, U.S.A (1971). The picture is highlighted above this
article.)

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Inquirer Southern Luzon

A granary of poems about Bicol farmers

By Jonas Cabiles Soltes
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:24:00 05/26/2010

Filed Under: Books, Literature, Agriculture

CANAMAN, Camarines SurA newly published compilation of Bicol poetry offers poems like grains of
rice ready to be harvested and stored in a tambobong (granary).

An Tambobong nin Literaturang Bikolnon (The Granary of Bicol Literature) is a venue for aspiring poets
to have their works published alongside award-winning writers from the region, like Abdon Balde Jr.,
Marne Kilates and Kristian Cordero.

It has more than 50 poems from upstart to longtime poets.

More than to collect literary works from Bicol poets from different towns, the book also seeks to be an
instrument in the pursuit of greater identity for Bicol, said Irvin Sto. Tomas, who pushed for the
publication of the book.
Sto. Tomas decided to leave teaching and spend his time writing and gathering poems.

He said he was inspired to pursue his interest in Bicol literature when he read a book by Bicol historian
Jose Barrameda about Canaman town.

He was amazed by the works of other writers, urging him to think about publishing an anthology of Bicol
poems someday.

While reading poems from various Bicol writers, I have noticed that each of them has similarities as
well as differences in style. I also have seen that some would write on the same theme. So I thought,
why not publish an anthology of these works to help in increasing awareness of the renaissance of
Bicol literature, he said.

This led him to come up with the compilation.

The poems in the book have farm life and harvest as common theme. Every piece speaks of the rusticity
of farm life and the simple joys of farmers.

Umiikul-ikul sa mga kakaw-

yan,
Sa mga patubig nu mga
kauman
Sa Gumabaw, Sabang, Tupas
abut Mangga;
Kin sasagup su dam sagkod
Marayag pa.

(From Sa Pangpang Sulong by Abdon G. Balde Jr. of Oas, Albay)

(Snaking among bamboo

thickets
(Among canals irrigating the
paddy fields
(To Gumabaw, Sabang, Tupas
up to Mangga;
(And when dammed, even up
to Marayag.)

An trabaho sa umahan maog-

mahon baga
Pano nin paglaom maski tu-
lak nagharatihit na
Tangad sa langit baya sabay
pangadyeng toda
Hagad bendisyon nin pansab-
wag sa pamilya.

Uya baya sarong paraomang

pobre
Amayong nagpakalagakaga
nin tsokolate;
Ta kasuodma batag, kamo-
teng kahoy nag-ani
Kakanon sa pagkaaga, kon-
tentong pwerte.

(From Buhay Paraoma by Gil L. Gregorio Sr. of San Jose, Camarines Sur)

(Working the farm is a fulfill-

ing lot
(One is full of hope even when
hunger gnaws the gut.
(So with your prayers raise
your eyes to heaven
(Ask that your family be
showered with blessings.

(For here a poor farmer

(Prepares early his steaming
chocolate
(That went well yesterday
with bananas, and newly
uprooted cassavas
(All went well for breakfast,
all to his hearts content.)

A poem by Jerome M. Hipolito in the anthology, for instance, talks about how palay grains are dried
under the sun and under the toiling hands of farm workers who are not properly compensated.

More than talking about the happy experience of farmers working in rice fields, some of the poems
express the hard life in the farms, which in some cases becomes a struggle for daily subsistence despite
the backbreaking days and nights of labor.

A poem by Estelito B. Jacob of Camaligan, Camarines Sur, laments the decrepit situation and the
challenges that a farmer faces as he waits for harvest time, the typhoons and hunger he must survive
before the next reaping of the grains of rice.

A poem by Kristian Cordero says the persona is amazed by how the habits of farm ducks tell about
greater things in life such as patience and fortitude. In the poem, the persona realizes that the habit of a
duck to stand on one leg while resting tells that everything can be balanced if the will allows.

Kun minsan, nakatindog a

maa itik na usad
Sana gamit na tiil na kaa-
mu sa pinababayad
Ka kinaban na daw man
unu pa kaabtan,
Agku mga bagay na
kaipuhan sana na
balansehon
Panindiyan mantang nag-
uulat ka pagsulnod
Ka alduw o pag-abot ka
sunod na alduw:

(From Mga Itik by Kristian S. Cordero of Iriga City)

(Sometimes, the ducks
stand on one
(leg as if to show
(the world that in the end,
(there are things that
only need to be bal-
anced
(and braced for while
waiting for the setting
(of the Sun or the dawning of the next day.)

But not all poems speak of the sad living condition of farmers. A poem by Jeffrey Valencia from Lagonoy
town in Camarines Sur celebrates the joyous end of a day of work in the fields, the merriment of farmers
at dusk.

Luway-luway
napupundo na an lampara
kan saldang sa kanluran
dakulang tamong
minataklob na sa paningoron
mga lalake saka babaye
pauruli na
sa mga harong kan kaogmahan
ta mairinom, mabarayle
an aki diretso sana man hiling
makolor na kahon an katam-
pad.

(From Sa Pagdangadang kan Diklom by Jeffrey M. Valencia of Lagonoy)

(Slowly
(The lamp of the sun
(Flickers in the West.
(A big blanket
(Covers the sky.
(Men and women
(Are bound
(For the house of mirth
(Where they will drink,
dance
(While a child stares
(At the colorful box before
him.)

Reading all the poems, one could not only have a peek at the beauty and sadness in the life of Bicol
farmers but also of the Filipino farm workers as a whole.
Although bound by a common pastoral theme, the poems cover issues from labor problems, poverty,
social injustice, hunger, innocence and celebration of life.

One can also see the pious nature of Bicol folk and Filipinos in general. Many of the poems talk about
submission to the Divine Providence when everything else fails.

The book, Sto. Tomas claimed, is a celebration in itself. Because it aims for greater Bicol identity, it also
boosts morale at the same time. It is an inspiration for all those who may read it to never to stop hoping
for good things for Bicol, that we dont need to leave the region in hopelessness.

He said greater identity was a big morale booster. In this sense, the book also awakes the Bicol spirit.

The book, a fourth the size of a regular book, sells at P99. But the sale from the first publication will be
spent for the publication of the next issue. This is not profit-oriented.

It was published with the help of Goldprint Publishing House, which has published books by pioneering
Bicol writers at a lower price, aiming to help in what is called the flowering of Bicol literature.

Frank Peones translated all of the poems above, except for Mga Itik.

Ibalong: Bicols Folk Epic-Fragment

Ibalong, the sixty stanzas that remain of a full-length folk epic that is today little known even in
Kabikolan itself, was presumably jotted down in its complete Bicol narrative by Fray Bernardino
de Melendreras (1815-1867), a Franciscan missionary in Ginobatan, Albay, from a minstrel
referred to in the epic as Kadungung and who could be the same wandering bard described years
later by another Franciscan, Fray Jose Castao (b. 1854), as Homero de Ibalon.

Put afterwards into Spanish by Melendreras in Ibal, a 400-page manuscript in verse on the
ancient custom of the Indios of Albay, its sixty-stanza portion was later included in a treatise on
the Bicol Region by Castao in 1895 as un pequeo fragmento inedito en verso. But because no
credit was given to Melendreras by Castao in the work, students of the Ibalong have since
presumed that it was recorded and translated by Castao himself.

Until a copy of the Bicol original is found, it would seem that what is left of the Ibalong at least
its sixty stanzas is only the text in Spanish.

Fragmentary that it is, but just like any epic, the Ibalong portrays deeds in heroic proportions. Its
three culture heroes Baltog, Handyong, and Bantong share glory in freeing Old Bicol of
predatory and foraging beasts, of the sarimao and other monsters.

An Tambbong Nin Literaturang Bikolnon is the official literary folio of BikolianA.

Quarterly beginning next year, we will be publishing literary works of budding poets in the
region. Works of prominent writers will also be included.

Here are the themes for Volume I

* "Ani nin mga Rawitdawit" (harvest of poetry on planting and harvesting palay)
* "Sayaw asin Awit kan mga Pararawitdawit" (poems about festivities and celebration)
* "Ama, Ina, Aki" (poems on the relationship of members in the family)
* "Kamundagan, Kagadanan" (poems that tackles birth, death and life)
* "Kalamidad" (typhoon, earthquake, flood, drought poems)
* "Siram!" (food, food, food, burp!)
* etc. (other poems we might use in future issues)

Kindly submit your works with your short biography (and bibliography for published works) at
bikoliana@yahoo.com on or before November 30, 2009.

We welcome comments, suggestions, contributions and donations!

Here are some poems shortlisted for the following themes:

Ani nin mga Rawitdawit (harvest of poetry on planting and harvesting palay)
* "Pagbnag nin Paroy" - Jerome Hipolito (Calabanga, Camarines Sur)
* "Dai Mo na Ako Namomtan" - Jonas Cabiles Soltes (Tinambac, Camarines Sur)
* "Kauumahn sa Baw," and "Ama na an Aki, Ika na an Ama" - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas (Canaman,
Camarines Sur)
* "Kasam sa Paroy" - Maryanne Moll (Tigaon, Camarines Sur)
* "Pababa" - Victor Dennis T. Nierva (Lupi, Camarines Sur)
* "Paroy," and "Uran sa Baladan" - Jaime Jesus Uy Borlagdan (Tabaco City)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "Paratarok" - Bernard Miguel Aguay (Calabanga, Camarines Sur)
* "Sa Pagsulnop kan Saldang" - Kristian Sendon Cordero (Iriga City)

Sayaw asin Awit kan mga Pararawitdawit (festivities and celebration)

* "An mga Paradalan nin Lagaylay," and "Square Dance (Bikol Cha-Cha) - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas
(Canaman, Camarines Sur)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "Hijas de...," and "Ciudad sa Parada" - H. Frank Peones Jr. (Iriga City)
* "Peafrancia" - Kristian Sendon Cordero (Iriga City)
* "Sa Baylihan" - Victor Dennis T. Nierva (Lupi, Camarines Sur)
* "Pagbukad" - Adrian Remodo (Lagonoy, Camarines Sur)

Ama, Ina, Aki (relationship of members in the family)

* "Si Isay an Tawong Mandaing Data" - Jerome Hipolito (Calabanga, Camarines Sur)
* "Sa Guijalo Port sa Caramoan, Agosto 25" - Jonas Cabiles Soltes (Tinambac, Camarines Sur)
* "Ngud" (Nguhd) - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas (Canaman, Camarines Sur)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "Lola, Iba Nang Maray An Kinaban" - Ramon O. Olao, Jr. (Naga City)
* "Abiso sa Nguhod" - Estelito B. Jacob (Camaligan, Camarines Sur)
* "Aki Ko" - Richard Madrilejos (Tabaco City)
* "Rawitdawit ki Nanay" - Kristian Sendon Cordero (Iriga City)

Kamundagan, Kagadanan (birth, death and life)

* "Kandila," "Sa bot san kan Nagtitos," and "Sa Marpus" - Jerome Hipolito (Calabanga,
Camarines Sur)
* "Kabong" - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas (Canaman, Camarines Sur)
* "An Habong Magadan" - Jaime Jesus Uy Borlagdan (Tabaco City)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "Paligsk" - Estelito B. Jacob (Camaligan, Camarines Sur)
* "Bilar," "Kin Ika Mig-raan," and Origami" - H. Frank Peones Jr. (Iriga City)
* "Paglalng," and "(Dis)desaparesdos" - Victor Dennis T. Nierva (Lupi, Camarines Sur)
* "Arog ko Kaini Hahalaton an Kagadanan" - Adrian Remodo (Lagonoy, Camarines Sur)
Kalamidad (typhoon, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, flood, drought poems)
* "Tsunami Dos Mil Cuatro" - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas (Canaman, Camarines Sur)
* "Baha sa Legazpi," "Mga Bituon Sa Banggi Pagkatapos Kan Bagyo," "Mina," and "Orasyon sa
Uran" - Jaime Jesus Uy Borlagdan (Tabaco City)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "Bagyo," "Mga Bagyo," and "Payong Baha" - Victor Dennis T. Nierva (Lupi, Camarines Sur)

Siram! (food, food, food, burp!)

* "Siomi" - Jerome Hipolito (Calabanga, Camarines Sur)
* "Makonswelong Pasko Dos Mil Ocho" - Irvin P. Sto. Tomas (Canaman, Camarines Sur)

Awaiting permission from the authors of the following poems:

* "An Piling Linant," and "Pagpadangat asin Paggulay nin Natong" - Victor Dennis T. Nierva
(Lupi, Camarines Sur)
* "Trahedya nin Natong," and "Tangata di na ko Magkakaun sa Balot" - Kristian Sendon
Cordero (Iriga City)
* "Pinagrk" - Estelito B. Jacob (Camaligan, Camarines Sur)
* "Dinailan," and "Siring sa Linupk" - H. Frank Peones Jr. (Iriga City)
* "Ipinagtimpla mo ako ki kape" - Giovhanii C. Buen (Tabaco City)
* "An paghinguro kan puyo" - Bernard Miguel Aguay (Calabanga, Camarines Sur)
* "Mirindalan sa Hapon na Tig-uran" - Adrian Remodo (Lagonoy, Camarines Sur)

ANI NIN RAWITDAWIT KAN SATONG

PANAHON SATUYANG PAGSARAYON
ANDAM KAINING SATONG PANAHON
SA MASURUNOD NA HENERASYON

SA "AN TAMBOBONG NIN LITERATURANG BIKOLNON"

__________________

AN TAMBOBONG Bulto 1 Blg. 1 - Ani Nin Mga Rawitdawit

Sa tambbong isinasray kan mga parama an saindng mga inni. Siring sa mga sinkong paroy, saray-
saray sa babasahn na in na inapd nyamong An Tambobong Nin Literaturang Bikolnon, an nagkapir sa
mga napalagd na, nagawdan na nin onra, asn mga bgong rawitdwit.

An Ani Nin Mga Rawitdwit na manongd sa pangenot na pagkabhay kan mga Bikolano, iy an enot na
saray sa Tambobong. Sarng katiriponn in nin mga rawitdwit na nag-itok sa pag-om asn sa mga
bagay na katakd kain. Kabli sa katiriponn an tolompulo-kagsiym (39) na rawitdwit asn sarng (1)
artikulo, nin duwamplong (20) mga kaguby na parasurt gikan sa manlaen-laen na banw asn lunsd
sa ron.

An pag-om, na gar bag sarng bayli [sa] maghpon para Sa Mga Parama (Aguay Jr.), parte bak
san kan mga nadudukutn kan Hib Kan Paroy (Hipolito) asn kan mga tawong Atp An Sindng
(Madrilejos). Daw an mga tawo na nagmamasd san sa paramang bag na Palatakt Sa Ak Nin
Parama (Sto. Tomas); [an] Mga Aktibista kan Nueva York (Valeriano); an mga ak kan mga lalkeng hal
sa umahn na nagkakgaw na kan mat sa grabeng katungkan Sa Pagdangdang Kan Diklm
(Valencia); idtng arram na Kun Pno Pinapapalid Kan [mga] Ak An Arugasng Sa Pili (Pesimo Jr.); o an
sandang agm, siring kan sa Da Mo na Ak Namomtan (Soltes) na iyng Kasam-[sam nind] Sa
Paroy (Moll); algad mask An Mga Rigns Sa Mulinohn (Borlagdan), an mga maya na [nagtatagoy-
tagoy mantng dinadlan an istaran na nasusul] siring kan sa Pasil Magdumn Maswerte (Cario),
Mga Itik (Cordero), Kuhl (Aguay), [Mamundng] Burak (de Quiroz), parte man girray sind. Sabi ngan
kaiyn sa talinhgang olayn, an lambng bagay tarakd, tarakd an gabs.

Nag-itok an katiriponn na in sa mga inagrngay kan tawo, asn mga [Y]awit[y]wit [kan] Parama
(Jacob). Balkid sa saya An Maraot na Awot [na] Haloy-haloy Maraot (Calleja), an Urn (Garcia), an
[M]apeste (Peones Jr.), o an Uran[on] sa Baldan (Borlagdan); an Naglalangkw Na [an] Tubig
(Nierva), an pagdkit kan dagat sa Kauumahn Sa Baw (Sto. Tomas). Algad an pinakanagdadarng
balkid sa saya bak an kapalibotn kund an tawo mansan. Digd, [an mga] parama, dang laban.
Da siyng laban [sa] Dagng Inaghan Sibilisasyon (Caceres).

Inaandm nyam an mga tipsing Bulwan (de Quiroz) na in sa mga nagmamakulg sa kultura asn sa
mga tatarmon na Bikolnon. Tinagba (Cordero) nyam an enot na luws kan babasahn na in sa mga
magrang kan literaturang Bikolnon, sar na si Clemente Alejandria (Olao) na iyng napilng itampk sa
edisyon na in. Sind mga parasurt man na iyng kagtanm nin paglam, siring [sa] Mga Kahoy
(Alejandria), asn kagtanm man nin pagkamot sa dagng tinuban.

Time to Harvest (Rosales). Ama Na An Aki, [Kita] na an Ama (Sto. Tomas). Aranihn na!

IPST

Mga ibinaling tokd

**Bernard Miguel O. Aguay, Jr. Calabanga,CS

- Sa mga Parama / Paratrok / Kuhl

*Jaime Jesus U. Borlagdan Tabaco City

- An mga Rigns sa Molinuhan / Paroy / Urn sa Baldan

*Horacio Caceres Naga City

- An Dagng Inaghan Sibilisasyon

*Godofredo B. Calleja Bacacay, Albay- Ottawa

- An maraot na awot haloy-haloy maraot

*Dan Albert L. Cario Calabanga, CS

- Dangog an Duros / Pasil Magdumn Maswerte

*Kristian S. Cordero Iriga City

- Tinagba / Kansyon kan mga Doot / Mga Itik

*Jose Reynaldo Garcia Gubat, Sorsogon

- Bukld / Pubri / Urn

*Jerome M. Hipolito Calabanga, CS

- Parabnag / Hib kan Paroy / Sako

*Estelito B. Jacob Camaligan, CS

- Rawitdwit nin Parama / Kan Kitng Duw mga Ak pa / Kawyan, Duros, Panganron asn Urn

*Richard D. Madrilejos Tabaco City

- Atp sa Sindng / Pisg

*Maryanne Moll Tigaon, CS

- Kasam sa Paroy

*Victor Dennis T. Nierva Lupi, CS

- Pabab / Naglalangkw na an Tubig

*H. Frank V. Peones, Jr. Iriga City

- Mapeste / Pul a mga Mas sa San Pedro / Haiku

**Honesto M. Pesimo, Jr. Pili, Cam. Sur

- Kun Pno Pinapaplid kan Ak an Arugasng sa Pili

*Jan Kevin de Quiroz Naga City

- Bulwan / Mamund maging Burak

*Jonas C. Soltes Tinambac, CS

- Da Mo na Ak Namomtn

*Irvin P. Sto. Tomas Canaman, CS

- Am na an Ak, Ik na an Am / Palatakt sa Aking Parama / Kauumahn sa Baw

*Jeffrey M. Valencia Lagonoy, CS

- Sa Pagdangdang kan Diklm

*Leni B. Valeriano Tabaco City

- Sa mga Aktibista kan Nueva York

*Ramon O. Olao, Jr. Naga City

- Clemente Alejandria

**Clemente Alejandria - An mga Kahoy

**Hinahgad pa an tugot
Paisi: PADAGOS AN PAG-AKO NYAMO NIN MGA AMBAG NA RAWITDAWIT PARA SA BULTO 1 BILANG 1-4
MANTANG DAI PA KAMI NIN PAMPAKOPYA NIN LAGDO

MINAPOON SA PALIBOT AN PAGLALANG

by Jose Jason Llagas Chancoco

Minapoon sa palibot an paglalang

Arog baga kan pagtaram kaning uran.
Dangogon ta: Ining paros nakurahaw
Nin emosyon kan panahon na dalisay.
Kan mayo pang minaabot na dayuhan
Na nagsakop poon bukid astang pampang.

Alagad an satong birtud minasanib.

Kan an dila kan poeta minalangoy

Sa salog kan sadiri nyang tataramon.
Kan an langkaw kaning kalag asin dunong
Tinatangad bilang kusog nin Oragon.

Alagad an satong birtud minasanib.

Kan pigmukna ining nasyong Filipinas

Kan kikilat na nagkilyab haling luwas.
Kinuryente an puso ta asin kalag.
An hawak ta asin isip nagsiribwag.

Alagad an satong birtud minasanib.

Taong-lipod an poetang nagdadangog

Sa pag-awit kan kadlagan asin bulod.
Kun an banwa sa dayuhan minasulog,
An boses nya sa may Sulong minaanod.
Talinghagang Ingles, Bikol o Tagalog,
Sa papel man o sa bayle kaning duros,
Minatadyok sa may syudad garo pandok
Kan santelmong dai dakop kaning kamot.

Kun kaya an satong birtud minasanib

Minapoon sa palibot an paglalang.

An pagsulit kan memorya kan kagabsan
Kan poeta sarong ritwal na eternal.
__________________
Boncaras! An Pagbungsod, grand launch of Bikol literary titles slated August 15

Naga CityAugust 15, 2009 will be a date to remember in Bicols literary

history as Bikol writers release five books and a literary magazine. Dubbed
as An Pagbungsod it will be held 6PM at the alfresco area of the Avenue
Square in Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City.

The grand launch will feature Yudi Man: Mga Osipon para ki Nunuy asin ki
Nini, a collection of short-stories for children by Premio Tomas Arejola
Join Date: Sep 2007 para sa Literaturang Bikolnon winners as edited by Carlos A. Arejola and
Lorna A. Billanes, and illustrated by Boyet Abrenica; Pagsasatubuanan:
Location: Canaman 1583 Poetikang Bikolnon, a book of literary criticism on Bikol poetics by Jose
A.D. Jason L. Chancoco; Tigsik, a compilation of tigsik(s), a Bikol ethnic poetic
Posts: 112 form by Aida B. Cirujales; Sayod Kong Tataramon/Tuwiran Kong
Sasabihin, a collection of stage and screenplays by Carlos A. Arejola;
Likes (Received): 15 Bagyo sa Oktubre, a collection poems in Filipino by Honesto M. Pesimo,
Jr.; and Bangraw kan Arte, Literatura asin Kultura, a Bikol literary
magazine edited by Estelito Jacob, Jun Pesimo and Marissa R. Casillan with
Manny Salak as lay-out artist. All of the titles are published by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and printed by the Goldprint
Publishing House.

Carlos A. Arejola has been called the poster boy of Bikol Lit. in lecture
circuits. He convenes an annual Bikol writers workshop, chairs a region-
wide literary competition, and has, along with other stout-hearted Bikol
artists, initiated other projects to win wider adherence for Bikol writings.
His drama and poetry have won the Palanca Awards and other national
literary prizes. He works for the Camarines Sur Provincial Capitol.

Lorna A. Billanes edits, translates, and teaches language and literature at

Miriam College in Quezon City. Her fiction has won prizes from the Amelia
Lapea-Bonifacio Literary Awards and the PBBY Salanga Wrters Prize. She
holds an M.A. degree in Creative Writing from UP Diliman where she is
currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English Studies. She co-edits Yudi Man Mga
Osipon para ki Nunuy asin ki Nini with Carlos Arejola.

Jose Jason L. Chancoco has won national awards and fellowships for his
poetry, essay and fiction in English, Filipino, Bikol Naga and Iriganon. He
won two gold medallions in a single year (2005,for stories for children and
1-act play for children categories) in the Tomas Arejola para sa Literaturang
Bikolnon, a feat so far unduplicated. He is currently pursuing a law degree.

Tigsik Queen Aida B. Cirujales teaches at the Gainza Central School and was
a finalist in the rawitdawit (poetry) category of the Premio Arejola in 2007.

Honesto M. Pesimo, Jr. has won national awards for his poetry and was
cited in the rawitdawit category of the Premio Arejola in 2004 and 2007.
He teaches at the Concepcion Pequea High School and Mariners
Polytechnic College.

Estelito Jacob, Jun Pesimo and Marissa Reorizo-Casillan co-edits Bangraw

kan Arte, Literatura asin Kultura. Issa Casillan was the gold medallion
winner of the osipon (fiction) category of the Premio Arejola in 2007. Esting
Jacob is an award-winning poet and fictionist and is an avid painter. Apart
from his poetry prizes, Jun Pesimo is an award-winning photographer.

Boyet Abrenica is one of the regions most notable young visual artists
today. He has designed literary titles and books of history and is the art
director of Biggs Food Corporation.
 Manny Salak is a senior graphic designer of Goldprint Publishing House. He
was a finalist in the 25th National Shell Painting Competition.

The grand launch is in coordination with the Development Institute of

Bicolano Artists Foundation, Inc., Premio Tomas para sa Literaturang
Bikolnon, Kabulig-Bikol and the Avenue Plaza Hotel. The Naga College
Foundation Cultural Arts Center will render performances during the
launch. Noted Bikol writer and scholar H. Francisco V. Penones will be the
keynote speaker.

__________________

Square Dance (Bikol Cha-cha)

Square Dance (Bikol Cha-cha)

Atubang sa inutan
Saro, duwa, tolo

"Ano daw idtong sa gogon?"

Pawala, patoo, pasibog, sibog-sibog
Birik!

Atubang sa too
Saro, duwa tolo

"Babaing taga-Bikol, ako Bikolana"

Pawala, patoo, pasibog, sibog-sibog
Birik!

Atubang sa likod
Saro, duwa, tolo

"Bulkan Bulusan, Mayon, Isarog na satong tunay"

Pawala, patoo, pasibog, sibog-sibog
Birik!

Atubang sa wala
Saro, duwa tolo

"Hain ka na baya, kakawat kong madaya?"

Pawala, patoo, pasibog, sibog-sibog
Balik sa dating pwesto!

Otro.

Mond87 Quote:
BANNED Originally Posted by bukid

mahaba ito pero ito ang sample ng pagkakapareho ng bicolano sa

Join Date: Aug 2006 waray. ngunit mahirap pa rin maintindihan kasi may mga sarili din
kayong vocabulary na iba sa vocabulary ng mga waray. yung masbate
Location: LEGAZPI mas malapit sa amin ang kanilang salita ngunit baka naman kasi may
north-south division din ang masbate baka sa north mas bicolano mga
Posts: 546
pamayanan doon kaysa sa south na malapit lang sa biliran at leyte at
Likes (Received): 0 western samar.

Buronyog kita!
(Samasama tayo!)

Maisog an mga ayam nya.

(His dogs are fierce.)

An dagom nabari. kanogon.

(ang karayom naputol. sayang.)

mag-agda ka ning inuman?

man-agda ka hinin nga inuman?
(mang-invite ka ba sa inuman na ito?")

"madya digdi"
"mayda didi"
(meron dito!)

Agid an ugale nya sa sarong maboot na tao.

Agid an batasan nya ha usa ka buotan nga tawo.
(Magkatulad ang ugali nya sa isang mabait na tao.)

Maraot magsa'ngab aso kan sigarilyo.

Maraot magsinghap hin aso han sigarilyo.
(Masama maglanghap ng usok ng sigarilyo.)

Ba'kadon mo an mga torsido.

Bakhadon mo an mga inulang.
(Kalasin mo ang mga sinulid. tama kaya ang tagalog ko?)

Kapoy nako, dai ko na kayang magdalagan pa. Laylay na dila ko sa

pagkapaha.
Kapoy na ako, di ko na kaya magdalagan pa. Laylay na dila ko ha pagka-
uhaw.
(Pagod na ako, di ko na kayang tumakbo pa. My tongue is hanging (out)
due to thirst.)

Nagbaraklay na lang kami pa-Naga. asin biyo nang naghahalhal an

gurang.
Nagbaraklay nala kami pa-Naga. ngan uraura na an halhal han tigurang.
(Naglakad lang kami patungong Naga at grabe na ang "halhal" ng
matanda.)
[sensya na hindi ko alam ang "halhal" sa tagalog. basta yung parang aso
lumalabas na ang dila.]
*"baraklay" (baklay) is "baraktas" (baktas) or "baragtas" (bagtas) in
tacloban and neighboring towns.

Ika an parabalidya nin baduya?

Ikaw an paragbaligya hin baduya?
(Ikaw ba ang nagbebenta ng 'baduya' (fried banana)?)

Nagpadarosdos ka dyan sa barandilya?

Nagpadarosdos ka dida SA barandilya? (samar)
NagpadaLosdos ka dida HA barandilya? (tacloban)
(basta in leyte, it's the "L", but in samar, it's mostly the "R")
["L" for "Leyte" and "R" for "samaR" e.g. lapadapa and rapadapa, baluto
and baruto etc..]
(Nagpadaosdos ka dyan sa barandilya?)

Dusok dusok paka-empake nya.

Dasok dasok pagka-empake nya.
(He has compressed what he has packed.)

Ginalbot nya an mga pako sa harige.

Ginabot nya an mga raysang SA harige.
Ginabot nya an mga raysang HA harige.
(basta in tacloban and eastern samar it's not SA and SI, SAN and SIN, but
HA and HI, HAN and HIN)
(He removed the nails from the post.)

Magatol kinagatan namok.

Makatol an kinagtan han lamok.
(Where the mosquito bit was itchy.)

Giringgiting an borda kan mantel sa lamesa.

Giringgiting an borda han mantel ha lamesa.
(The embroidery of the tablecloth is scalloped.)

Luway dyan pagpadalagan ta may gontod.

Hinay dida pagpadalagan kay may bungtod.
(Drive slowly because there's a hump.)

Magguerot ka nin tolong pedaso kan tinapay.

Paggurot ka hin tulo ka pedaso (piraso) han tinapay.
(Make three slices of the bread.)

Hinadokan nya an daraga.

Hinarokan nya an daraga.
(Hinalikan nya ang dalaga.)
Maalsom ka!
Maaslom ka!
(May asim pa pala! )

May halas asin ayam sa sirong.

May halas ngan ayam ha sirong.
(There is a snake and dog under the house.)

Halaton mo ko sa kanto kan Skyscraper.

Hulaton mo ako ha kanto han skycraper.
(Wait for me at the corner of Skyscraper.)

Hinalat taka abot alas seis.

Hinulat ta ikaw abot alas sais.
Ginhulat ta ikaw kutob alas sais.
(Hinintay kita hanggang alas seis.)

Halawig an buhay kan mga uragon.

Halawig an kinabuhi han mga uragon.
(basta yun na yun.)

Hinapros hapros nya si Gloria sa naghalnas na parte.

Hinapros hapros nya hi Gloria ha mahanlas na parte.
(Hinaplos haplos nya si Gloria sa "slippery when wet" na part dahil nag-
spa sya at may "nahaplas" na "lana" sa likod nya.)
*"mahanlas" is samarnon waray while "madalunot" in leytenhon waray.

Maggamit ka nin hararom na panharok ngani.

Maggamit ka hin halarom na panharop ngani.
(Gumamit ka ng nga malalim na pansalok.)

Naghihinolo an mga halas.

Naglolono an mga halas.
(When snakes molt)

Naghihingak syang biyo.

Naghihingak hiyan duro.
(He's breathing with great difficulty.)

Pag hubas, hababaw an tubig sa pangpang.

Pag hubas, hababaw an tubig ha pangpang.
(When it is ebb tide, the water is shallow at the seaside.)

Dai ka maghukas sa atubangan kan mga babae.

Di ka maghukas ha atubangan han mga babaye.
(Don't undress in front of women.)

Naghuraw na!
(The rain has stopped!)
Mag'ino-ino ka!
Maginao-inao ka!
(You ask around/inquire/observe)

Kinablit nya an gatilyo kan badil.

Kinablit nya an gatilyo han pusil.
(He pressed/pull the trigger of the gun.)

Karagkadag an itok kan trompo.

karagkarag an birik han trompo.
(The top is jerky when it spins.)

Nagkarangkang ang sanga.

(The branches are spread out.)

Kaskas magdalagan kan ayam.

Paspas magdalagan han ayam.
(The dog runs fast.)

An ayam nakirigkidig basta basa'-basa'.

An ayam nakirigkidig basta mahulos-hulos. (samar)
An ayam nakirigkirig basta mahulos-hulos. (tacloban)
(A dog shakes its body when wet.)

Komkom nya su mga bala kaya dai nahiling.

Komkom nya an mga bala amo waray nahiling.
Komkom nya an mga bala amo waray nakakita.
(He was carrying the bullets in his fist, that's why (nobody) saw them.)

Kinurumos nya su kwartang papel na tinao saiya.

Kinurumos nya an kwartang papel na hinatag ha iya.
(He crumpled the paper money that was given to him.)

La'bas na sira an masiram pritoson.

Lab'as na isda an marasa pritoson.
(Fish which is fresh is delicious.)

Labaw nin tulong metro an posteng ini sa harong mo.

Labaw hin tulo ka metro an ini nga poste ha balay mo.
(The post in your house is more than 3 meters?!?)

Ilabay-labay mo ngani malula' sya.

Ilabyoglabyog mo ngani malipong hiya.
(Swing him left and right so he gets dizzy.)

An ladawan mismo dai sinasamba.

An ladawan mismo di ginsisimba.
(ang larawan mismo di sinasamba.)
Nalamos an aki kan nahulog sa salog.
Nalumos an puya han nahulog ha salog o sapa. (eastern samar)
Nalumos an bata han nahulog ha sapa. (some part of waray region)
(The child drowned when he fell into a river.)

An liwoy kan omboy yaon nasa liog na nya.

An laway han puya ada na ha liog nya.
(The saliva of the baby is on his neck already.)

Mangurol na an saimong sungdan.

Mangarol na an imo sundang.
(your bolo is already "not sharp".)

Ano, mara na su binalad ko dyan?

Ano, mara na an binulad ko dida?
(Is it already dry (what I am drying)?)

Masakrot an saging.
Masaplot (masaplod) an saging.
(describes the taste of some unripe fruits such as bananas or chicos)

Masulong an kapote pag tig-uran.

Masurong an kapote pag ting-uran.
(Raincoats saleable during rainy season.)

Mauran ang pagkaaga.

Mauran hit pagkaaga.
(The morning will be rainy)

Namomoot ako saimo. Namomotan ta ka. (Both mean "I love you" in
bicolano)
Namomoot ako ha imo. Namomootan ko ikaw. (Both means "i like you"
in waray)

Iyo na ngani ini an sinasabi ko.

Amo na ngani ini an sinisiring ko.
(This is what I 'm really saying.)...

Inoogom lang nya an dulse pero dai man hinahamil.

Inoogom la nya an dulse pero di man tinutulon.
(He just keep the candy inside his mouth but don't swallow it.)

Magpandong ka nin dahontuba ngarig dai ka mainitan.

Pagpandong ka hinin dahontuba agud di ka masirakan.
(Use tuba leaf to protect you from the sun.)

Pinildit nya an pisngi ni Maria.

Pinidlit nya an nawong ni Maria.
(He squeezed the cheeks of Maria.)

An pukoy ni Juan na mayong kalatoy-latoy!

An pusoy (pikoy) ni Juan na waray upay!

Pigrabnot na bigla si saiyang kwintas kan paraagaw.

Ginrabnot la dayon an iya kwintas han kawatan.
(The snatcher suddenly snatched her necklace.)

Rinangka ni Rogelio si pintoan.

Rinangka ni Rogelio an purtahan.
(Rogelio destroyed the door.)

Romdom ko kan ako aki pa.

Nomdom ko han ako puya/bata pa.
(I remember when I was still a child)

Rinugba' an harong kan bagyo. Narompag.

Rinuba an balay han bagyo. Narompag.
(The house got destroyed by the typhoon. it collapsed.)

Nagrugmok idtong lumaon nang harong.

Narugmok adton karaan na nga balay.
(The very old house crumbled.)

Rinungkab kan paraha'bon idtong aparador.

Rinungkab han kawatan adton aparador.
(The thief forcibly pried open the cabinet.)

Sinanlag na mani an muya ko.

Sinanlag na mani an karuyag ko.
(i like roasted peanuts.)

Magsanlag ka kan tadang maluto.

Magsanlag ka han bahaw nga kan-on.
(Fry the left-over rice.)

Taklobi an kakanon ngani dai ikoson.

Taklobi an karan-on agud di pagharawon.
(Cover the food so the cats won't feed on it.)

Tinigbas sya kan lapong. Tigib an ginamit.

Tinigbas hiya han lorong. Tigib an ginamit.
(He was hacked by a crazyman.)

Tipiga na an tamong ta.

Tipiga na an taklap naton.
(Fold our blankets.)
Pigwirikan kan padi si omboy kan benditadong tubig.
Ginwirikan han padi an puya/bata han benditadong tubig.
(The priest sprinkled the baby with blessed water.)

Romdom
Nomdom - ex. nanomdom ako han ak kaagi. (i remember my past.)
(remember)

giromdoma
hinomdoma - hinomdoma kun diin mo ginbutang an susi.
(recall where you place your key.)
(recall)

paggiromdom
pahinomdom
(reminder)