Traditions of the Tinguian

Daliknáyan

First appears: Tale 18 · Part 2

In Tale 18 · Part 2, Kanag asks to be engaged to Daliknáyan, praising her and saying that “there is no one to compare with her.” At Kabisilan, Danay of Kabisilan agrees to the engagement, and they set a day for pakálon. After the bride-price is paid, Kanag and Daliknáyan marry. Not long after, they have a son, Dumalawig.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Danay agreed to the engagement and they set a day for pakálon.(Tale 18 · Part 2 · 📍 Kabisilan)
    • With: Aponibolinayen Aponitolau Danay of Kabisilan
    • “Danay of Kabisilan agreed, and they set a day for pakálon, and it was three days later.”
  • Kanag and Daliknáyan married after the bride-price was paid.(Tale 18 · Part 2)
    • With: Kanag
    • “Now that the pakálon is finished and we have paid the price, we will take her home, and you prepare the food for her to take.”
  • Daliknáyan and Kanag had a son and named him Dumalawig.(Tale 18 · Part 2 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
    • With: Kanag Dumalawig
    • “Not long after they had a son and they named him Dumalawig.”

Tale 18 · Part 2

  • engaged with Kanag “My balaua must be filled eighteen times with different jars before Kanag and Daliknáyan can be married.”
  • married with Kanag “My balaua must be filled eighteen times with different jars before Kanag and Daliknáyan can be married.”
  • child: Dumalawig “Not long after they had a son and they named him Dumalawig.”
  • admirer: Kanag “The best thing for you to do is to engage me to Daliknáyan, who never goes out doors, and there is no one to compare with her, who looks like the firefly in the evening, and her footprints are loved by all the men, for they look like the rainbow.”

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