Kaboniyan

Role: spirit · First appears: Tale 4 · Part 1

In Tale 4 · Part 1, Asibowan says she cannot chew betel-nut because she is related to Kaboniyan. In Tale 23, Aponibolinayen reveals that Kaboniyan took her from her home and put her in the bana-ási tree. In Tale 30, Iwánen runs away with Kaboniyan to the town of the sky, leaving Tolagan.

In Tale 33, Kaboniyan goes down to tell two dawak-makers that they prepared the pig incorrectly. In Tale 34, the Ipogau make Pala-an and recover from sickness. In Tale 35, he identifies the spirits of Ibal in Daem as the cause of trouble and tells the father to prepare what is needed for Ibal. In Tale 38, Kaboniyan is married; his Sangásang ritual cures the sick Ipogau family before they finish making it. In Tale 41, he enters Dayapán to teach her how to make Sayang, and declares that the cock’s death is a sign that somebody will die and some will be well. In Tale 43, he instructs the sick man to make offerings and decorate stones so Apadel will guard the town; the man and his companion follow his instructions.

In Tale 59, Kaboniyan and Sayen fight until both are tired and neither can beat the other, then become friends and go to fight in many towns. In Tale 63, Kaboniyan sends a flood that covers all the land. In Tale 71, he allows Ganoway to pursue the deer in a cave and take its beads.