1. Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature

2. The literature of a formative past by the various groups of people who inhabited the archipelago
A literature of varying human interest
Close to the religious and political organizations of the ancient Filipinos
The verses were addressed to the ears rather than the eyes

3. Verses composed and sung were regarded as group property
Versification:
Octosyllabic
Legendary and religious poems
Dodecasyllabic
Romance

4. Examples of Ancient Filipino Poetry
Dalawang Balon Hindi Malingon Sa araw ay Bunbong Sa gabi ay dahon

5. Sang dalagang marikit Nakaupo sa tinik Kung bayaa’y nabubuhay Kung himasi’y namamatay

6. Riddle (bugtong)
Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables
Showcase the Filipino wit, literary talent, and keen observation of the surroundings
Involves reference to one or two images that symbolize the characteristics of an unknown object that is to be guessed

7. Purpose of Bugtong
To entertain. Living in remote areas, before the advent of electricity, families would sit around the fire and the elders would quiz the younger generation with riddles.
To educate. Riddles serve the function of passing down knowledge from one generation to the next. They require thinking in order to solve them.
To titillate. Many old Filipino riddles contain double entendres that were intended to amuse the men and shock the women.
To curse, without expressly cursing. A riddle could be made up against an enemy, rival town, or suitor.
To preserve the culture. Riddles communicate the old ways from one generation to the next.

8. Example
Ate mo, ate ko, Ate ng lahat ng tao.(My sister, your sister, everyone's sister)
Atis (Sugar Apple)

9. Salawikain & Sawikain Epigrams/maxims/proverbs
Short poems that have been customarily been used and served as laws or rules on good behavior by our ancestors
Allegories or parables that impart lessons for the young
Often expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and had a witty ending
Maxims- rhyming couplets (5,6,8 syllables)

10. Ex of salawikain
Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay na maaasahan You will know a true friend in time of need.

11. Ex of Sawikain kumukulo ang dugo "blood is boiling" = is very angry
isulat sa tubig "write on water" = forget about it
Ex of Maxims
Pag hindi ukol, Hindi bubukol. -means What is not intended for one will not bear fruit.

12. BULONG (chants) Used in witchcraft or enchantments
Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon
Sa simbahan din pala ang tuloy
Hele hele
Bago kyeme

13. Halimbawa (for example): Tabi, tabi po, Ingkong  Makikiraan po lamang. 

14. Kasabihan (sayings)
Used in teasing or to comment on a persons’ acutations
“Catitibay ca tolos
Sacaling datnang agos
Aco’ I momonting lomot
Sa iyo’ I popolopot”
Nag-almusal mag-isa
Kaning lamig, tinapa;
Nahulog ang kutsara
Ikaw na sana, sinta

15. Tanaga
A quatrain with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line
No title
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Ex. “Tahak ng tingin, tulak
ng sulyap, yakap, lapat
ng titig sa balikat.
hatak pa, kindat, hakat”

16. Ambahan
traditional poetry of the Hanunoo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro which is normally inscribed on bamboo using a pre-Colonial syllabic writing system called the Surat Mangyan .
seven-syllable metric lines
can be composed of more than four lines
usually chanted
teaches lessons about life
recited by parents to educate their children, by the youth to express their love, by the old to impart experiences, or by the community in tribal ceremonies

17. on some occasions like burial rites, the ambahan is used for entertainment
Sugot nga maaw kunman Tangdayan no ma-amban Sabungan no manuywan Impad las yami daywan Hanggan buhok timbangan Hanggan sa balod pangdan Bugkat di way yamungan Bilang dayi bunlagan No kang tinaginduman Kang magpahalimbaw-an Ga bugtong ti bilugan

18. (Isn't this the truth with all: If the wife is good and kind, the husband reasonable, you have always friends around, like long hair drooping so nice. Till the final burial mount, you'll be sleeping on one mat. You don't want to separate Putting down my thoughts like this: An example very clear, being TWO, you're only ONE.)

19. Myths
derived from Philippine folk literature, which is the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. This refers to a wide range of material due to the ethnic mix of the Philippines
There are many different creation myths in Philippine mythology, originating from various ethnic groups.
Story of Bathala
Visayan version
The legend of Maria Makiling

20. Presence of different deities
Ex. Bathala
Lakambakod
Mythical creatures
Aswang
Dila
Diwata
Dwende
Tikbalang
Mankukulam

21. Ancient Metrical Tales
Ifugao – Hudhud hi Aliguyon
Ilocos – Biagni Lam-ang
Bicol - Ibalon
Mindanao – Darangan
Panay – Hinilawod
Bagobo - Tuwaang
Kalinga – Ulaliim
Manobo – Agyu or Olahing
Subanon - Sandayo

22. Ancient Metrical Tales
Aliguyon
the exploits of Aliguyon as he battles his arch-enemy, Pambukhayon
Biagni Lam-Ang
tells of the adventuresvof Lam-Ang who exhibits extraordinary powers at a very early age.
Ibalon
the story of three Bicol heroes: Baltog, Handiong, Bantiong
Hinilawod
oldest and longest epic poem in Panay
the exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers, LabawDonggon, Humadapnon and Dumalapdap of ancient Panay

23. IBALON FESTIVAL
Hinilawod

24. Folk Songs
a form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s hopes, aspirations, and lifestyles
repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naive
traditional songs and melodies
inspired by the reaction of the people to their environment

25. uyayi – lullaby
komintang – war song
kundiman – melancholic love song
harana – serenade
tagay – drinking song
mambayu – Kalinga rice-pounding song
subli – dance-ritual song of courtship /marriage
Tagulaylay- songs of the dead

26. WAKAS

27. vids
So you guys please check out these videos that I want to show in the presentation and tell me which one.
And if you guys have something to add please do telll and tell the other group members please
I expect that some of yall do some research on what was said in the ppt so youll be ready on Wednesday
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