Tabyayen

Role: son of Aponitolau · First appears: Tale 14 · Part 2

In Tale 14 · Part 2, after Aponitolau had lived with Gaygayóma for five months, she gave birth to their son, Tabyayen, and they named him. In Tale 14 · Part 3, after Aponitolau had lived with her for eight months, he left Tabyayen with Gaygayóma. With her permission, he later took the boy to the balaua in Kadalayapan and returned him to his mother when it was over. In Tale 14 · Part 3, Tabyayen and Kanag are described as half brothers.

In Tale 15, Kabkabaga-an gave birth to Tabyayen, her son by Aponitolau, and used magic to make him grow quickly. She agreed that Aponitolau could take him. At Kadalayapan, when the Sayang was over, Tabyayen married Binaklingan.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gaygayóma gave birth to a baby boy, their son.(Tale 14 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponitolau Gaygayóma
  • “After he had lived with Gaygayóma five months she had him prick between her last fingers and a little baby popped out, and it was a beautiful baby boy.”
• They named their son Tabyayen.(Tale 14 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponitolau Gaygayóma
  • “So they called him Tabyayen, and they used their power so that the baby grew all the time.”
• Aponitolau left Gaygayóma, and Tabyayen remained with her.(Tale 14 · Part 3)
  • With: Aponitolau Gaygayóma
  • “‘You may go now, but you cannot take our son. You will return here,’ said Gaygayóma. ‘Yes,’ said Aponitolau. So they went down again in the galong-galong.”
• Aponitolau took Tabyayen to attend the balaua, with Gaygayóma's permission.(Tale 14 · Part 3 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Aponitolau Gaygayóma
  • “‘Yes, you may take him, but you must bring him back when the Sayang is finished.’ So Aponitolau took the boy to attend the balaua in Kadalayapan.”
• Aponitolau returned Tabyayen to Gaygayóma.(Tale 14 · Part 3)
  • With: Aponitolau Gaygayóma
  • “As soon as all the people had gone home Aponitolau went to take back the boy to his mother Gaygayóma.”
• Kabkabaga-an became pregnant by Aponitolau and gave birth to their son, Tabyayen.(Tale 15)
  • With: Aponitolau Kabkabaga-an
  • “Not long after she became pregnant and she gave birth. ‘What shall we call the baby?’ said Ligi ‘Tabyayen.’”
• Tabyayen rapidly grew into a young boy through Kabkabaga-an's magic.(Tale 15)
  • With: Kabkabaga-an
  • “Not long after the baby began to grow, for Kabkabaga-an used magic, so that he grew all the time, and every time she bathed him he grew.”
• Kabkabaga-an agreed that Aponitolau could take Tabyayen with him.(Tale 15)
  • With: Aponitolau Kabkabaga-an
  • “‘Do you want to give him up to Aponitolau? If you let him go, it is all right,’ said Daldalipáto, and Kabkabaga-an said, ‘All right.’”
• Tabyayen married Binaklingan.(Tale 15 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Binaklingan
  • “As soon as the Sayang was over they made pakálon for Kanag and Tabyayen, and Kanag married Dapilisan, and Tabyayen married Binaklingan”

Tale 14 · Part 2

• parent: Aponitolau “What shall we call our son?”
• parent: Gaygayóma “What shall we call our son?”

Tale 14 · Part 3

• parent: Aponitolau “Now, I am going to leave you, for our son Tabyayen is large.”
• parent: Gaygayóma “Now, I am going to leave you, for our son Tabyayen is large.”
• siblings with Kanag “they were half brothers.”

Tale 15

• parent: Kabkabaga-an “Not long after she became pregnant and she gave birth. ‘What shall we call the baby?’ said Ligi ‘Tabyayen.’”
• married with Binaklingan “As soon as the Sayang was over they made pakálon for Kanag and Tabyayen, and Kanag married Dapilisan, and Tabyayen married Binaklingan, and the marriage price was the balaua about nine times full for each of them.”
• parent: Aponitolau (The text later identifies Tabyayen as their son.) “I have no husband and I live alone; that is why I brought you up here, for I love you.” Not long after she became pregnant and she gave birth.”

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