Langa-an

Family: The people of Kadalayapan · Role: mother of Aponitolau · First appears: Tale 3 · Part 1

In Tale 3 · Part 1, at Natpangan, Langa-an left Gimbangonan a jar and bead as a sign of her engagement to Aponitolau; at Kadalayapan, Aponitolau said he did not wish to marry Gimbangonan. Langa-an and Aponitolau sent betel-nuts to invite people to a Sayang. In Tale 4 · Part 1, Langa-an and Pagatipánan found Aponitolau after searching for him and losing their animals. In Part 2, she carried his message to Aponibalagen that Aponibolinayen was in Kadalayapan, asked for the marriage price, and paid it; she returned to report that the gifts were accepted. In Part 3, Aponigawani identified herself as Langa-an and Pagatipánan’s daughter.

In Tale 5 · Part 3, the alan said that Kadayadawan was Langa-an’s son, born from blood that fell from her. Langa-an used magic to bring the golden house to Kadalayapan. In Tale 6 · Part 2, Aponigawani asked Langa-an to prepare her for war against Gináwan. In Part 3, a betel-nut spittle test revealed that Langa-an’s son Lingiwan and the others were relatives; she carried Lingiwan as if he were a baby. In Part 4, Pagatipánan sent Langa-an to negotiate Lingiwan’s marriage to Aponibolinayen. She used magic to fill the balaua with jars for the marriage payment, and told Pagbokásan to wait until next month before considering Dangdangáyan’s wish to marry Aponigawani. Langa-an and Pagatipánan went home after the rice ceremony for Lingiwan and Aponibolinayen.

In Tale 9, Langa-an and Pagatipánan changed Dagdagalisit’s name to Ligi. The old alan said she had rescued Aponitolau after Langa-an lost him in a miscarriage, and offered her possessions to him and his wife. In Tale 10 · Part 3, Langa-an and Pagatipánan learned by chewing betel-nut that they were relatives of Aponitolau and called him by that name. In Tale 26, her son Dumanágan sent her to Kaodanan.