Lesson 5 (Isinay, Ilianen, Isnag, Itawes)

GEE 006  Others are carpenters, laborers, and animal raisers.
PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES  Middle class Isinay manage their own ranches and
LESSON 5 raises their carabaos for market.
MRS. GINA S. GILI
ISNAG
 Small ethnolinguistic group in the mountains of
ILIANEN Apayao.
 Manawen (people from the lake) is the original form of  Various names have been used to designate
the name Ilianen. Isnay like los Apayaos and los Mandayas – is an
 are very closely related culturally and linguistically to Isnag word meaning “upstream”.
both the Maguindanaon and the Maranaos.  They live in settlements along the river, but
 Concentrated along Iliana Bay coast, north of the move up to hills to tend their farms during
mouth of Pulangi River all the way to Sibugay Bay in certain seasons of the year.
Zamboanga River.  Isnag – also called Isneg is their native language
 They are all active traders and historically they were although most Isnag also speak Ilocano.
great buccaneers.  They build their houses rather together, both for
 Most of them engaged in fishing while the rest raise protection and companionship.
food crops.  They are known for head-hunting activities
 Men provide food for their families through because of the following reasons:
subsistence fishing and farming. Women help in food- o For religious reasons
gathering to augment their meager harvest. o For prestige
 A "datu " heads the tribe and together with a council o As a qualification for marriage
they form the timuay (governing body" which is the o For revenge
highest class in their society. The other four are the
walian or "shaman" (spiritual leaders), the warrior,  Households consist of interrelated families living
and the commoner. They still practice rituals like the close to each other, and extended families of
Samaya-an Festival, a thanksgiving celebration. three generations living together in their balay.
 Originally,they were animists but with the advent of  The family is the key element in society, the
Christian missionaries some of them converted to larger the better, headed by the husband.
different Christianity or other religions.  The bravest, Kamenglan, is the overall leader.
ISINAY  They are animistic and practice polygamy if a

 are located in three (3) towns of Dupax, Bambang, man happens to own a large kaingin
and Aritao in the province of Nueva Viscaya.  Amazon-like women have a decided edge over
 Isinays are Malay blend but with a high percentage the fragile ones in the contest of the affection of
of short people, fair complexioned, with rounded big man. Lots of Isnag women work in the kaingin
eyes, natural hair, high cheek bones, well -shaped (swidden fields).
nose and widened lips. Women are physically more  Marriage between cousins or kin occur at times,
buxom than men. but only because of such factors as scarcity of
 They are known as religious people observing the women, difficulty of travel and enmity with other
daily oracion and pasyon during the Holy Week. tribes.
 They are markedly conservative and adhere to the  Failure to have children is the principal reason for
old practices. Evidence is the disapproval of the
divorce
intermarriages between members of their tribe and
neighboring folk.
 Pansisipe – a meticulous care that is given to the ITAWES
woman during pregnancy to insure the mother and
the child’s welfare.  Inhabits the territory drained by the Chico
 Do’s and Don’ts are strictly followed after giving birth. and Matalog Rivers.
(Example: a woman is advised not to take a bath for  They got their name from “tawid”.
ten days and carefully select the food she will eat.  Itawes mode of dressing are colorful with red
 80% of their sustenance is derived from agriculture. being the dominant color. Woman used to
 Tabuu is fishing in the river using net and panipit wear beads of their heads.
using bamboo - is practiced by fishermen which
comprised 5% of the population.
 Farming is the leading source of livelihood
which comprises of almost 75% of the
population.
 They are educated-conscious as shown by
the number of their children being sent to
school.
 They speak Ibanag and Ilocano.
 Their dialect has other peculiar
characteristics such as the frequent use of
double consonants like cc, kk, w.
 Itawes are charming, friendly, and sociable
group.
 Death among the Itawes galvanizes not only
the family but the whole community into
action. Usual church rites for the wakes and
burial are observed.
 Pasingaan which means “to show” or
“present” – first stage of the Itawes marriage
wherein the couple goes to the parish church
for confession and present themselves to the
parish priest for his advice.
 Annafunan – a reconciliation dance wherein
the man tries to win back the love of his
woman.
 Kilingkingan – a dance that derives its name
from a small bird that lives in caves and has
a call that resembles the sound of a bamboo
castanets.
 La Jota Cagayana – a dance which bears
the energy, gaiety and liveliness of the
community.
 When one of the family members is
pregnant, Itawes makes sure that visitors do
not stand in doorways and that no none sits
on the stairway because they believe that it
is a bad luck for the pregnant woman
because she might have difficulty in
delivering the baby in her womb.
 During the wake of the deceased family
member in the house, the bereaved family
are prohibited to take a bath, to comb hair,
and to sweep the floor because the Itawes
believe that it will bring bad luck to the
family.

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GEE 006  Others are carpenters, laborers, and animal raisers.

ISINAY  They are animistic and practice polygamy if a

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