Gamayawán

Role: Agta woman · First appears: Tale 22 · Part 1

In Tale 22 · Part 1, at Magsiliwan, Gamayawán gave birth to Galinginayen, named him, and used magic when bathing him so he grew and could fly. When it became day, she took him to Kadalayapan and left him beside the sleeping Ligi; when afternoon came, she returned to get him. In Tale 22 · Part 2, Galinginayen recognized the Agta as his mother, but did not go to her when she winked at him. In Tale 22 · Part 3, Ligi cut the Agta’s black skin off and threw it out of the window.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gamayawán gave birth to a baby.(Tale 22 · Part 1 · 📍 Magsiliwan)
  • “Not long after Gamayawán had a baby. Not long after she gave birth.”
• Gamayawán named the baby Galinginayen and used magic to make him grow and fly.(Tale 22 · Part 1)
  • With: Galinginayen
  • “Gamayawán gave him a bath and he grew about one span, for she used her magic. Not long after the baby was large, for she always used her magic when she bathed him. Not long after the baby could fly.”
• Gamayawán took Galinginayen to Kadalayapan and left him beside the sleeping Ligi.(Tale 22 · Part 1 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Galinginayen Aponitolau
  • “As soon as they reached the balaua they put the boy beside the man who was sleeping.”
• In the afternoon Gamayawán came to Kadalayapan to take Galinginayen back from beside Ligi.(Tale 22 · Part 1 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Galinginayen
  • “When it became afternoon Gamayawán went to get the boy.”
• Galinginayen recognized the Agta as his mother.(Tale 22 · Part 2 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Galinginayen
  • “he wanted to go to her, but the Agta winked at him and he did not go to her though he recognized her as his mother.”
• Ligi cut the black skin off the Agta.(Tale 22 · Part 3)
  • With: Aponitolau
  • “Ligi took the sharp knife and cut the skin off from the Agta. As soon as he had cut off all of the black skin, he threw it out of the window.”

Tale 22 · Part 1

• child: Galinginayen (The boy addresses Gamayawán as mother; she is the one who brings him to Ligi.) “As soon as they reached the balaua they put the boy beside the man who was sleeping. ‘Stay here and wait, do not fall down,’ they said to him. ‘Yes, mother,’ said the boy.”

Tale 22 · Part 2

• child: Galinginayen “he wanted to go to her, but the Agta winked at him and he did not go to her though he recognized her as his mother.”

Tale 22 · Part 3

• child: Galinginayen “she is the cause of my making Sayang, for I wanted to find out who was the mother of the boy. Now she is his mother.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.