Dayapán

Role: woman · First appears: Tale 41

In Tale 41, Dayapán was sick for seven years at Ka-alang. A spirit entered her body and taught her how to plant sugar-cane and rice; Kaboniyan also entered her to teach her how to make Sayang. At the river, Kaboniyan declared that the cock’s death meant somebody would die and some would be well. Dayapán taught people how to make dawak, and they believed her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Dayapán was sick for seven years.(Tale 41 · 📍 Ka-alang)
  • With: the spirit (Tale 41)
  • “For seven years she was sick.”
• A spirit entered Dayapán’s body and taught her how to plant sugar-cane and rice.(Tale 41)
  • With: the spirit (Tale 41)
  • “When she was planting, the spirit entered her body again and taught her how to plant.”
• Kaboniyan entered Dayapán to teach her how to make Sayang.(Tale 41)
  • With: Kaboniyan
  • “The spirit Kaboniyan went again into her to teach her how to make Sayang.”
• Kaboniyan declared that the cock’s death meant somebody would die and some would be well.(Tale 41 · 📍 the river)
  • With: Kaboniyan
  • “If the dog had not killed the cock, no person would die, but this is a sign and now somebody will die and some will be well.”
• Dayapán taught people how to make dawak, and they believed her.(Tale 41)
  • “Then the people believed her very much.”

Tale 41

• mentor: Kaboniyan “The spirit Kaboniyan went again into her to teach her how to make Sayang.”
• mentor: the spirit (Tale 41) “When she was planting, the spirit entered her body again and taught her how to plant.”

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