Binaklingan

Family: The people of Kadalayapan · Role: daughter of Aponitolau and Asibowan · First appears: Tale 4 · Part 1

In Tale 4 · Part 1, at Gegenawan, Asibowan gave birth to Aponitolau’s daughter, Binaklingan. She used magic to make Binaklingan grow a span each time she bathed her, and had a golden house built and magically sent to Kadalayapan. In Tale 4 · Part 1, Aponitolau arrived there with Binaklingan and revealed that she was his daughter and that Asibowan had stayed behind.

In Tale 4 · Part 3, after the Sayang, Dina-ogan became engaged to Binaklingan and paid her marriage price with a balaua filled nine times with valuable things. In Tale 15, after the Sayang, Tabyayen married Binaklingan.

Relationship record

Life events

• Asibowan became pregnant and gave birth to their daughter, Binaklingan.(Tale 4 · Part 1 · 📍 Gegenawan)
  • With: Aponitolau Asibowan
  • “Asibowan became pregnant and not long after she gave birth.”
• Asibowan magically made Binaklingan grow one span each time she bathed her.(Tale 4 · Part 1)
  • With: Aponitolau Asibowan
  • “When Asibowan bathed the baby it grew one span for she used magical power. So the baby grew one span every time.”
• Asibowan had a golden house built for Binaklingan and magically sent it to Kadalayapan.(Tale 4 · Part 1 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Aponitolau Asibowan
  • “Not long after they commanded that a house be made for Binaklingan, and it was all of gold. It was finished in the middle of the night and she used magic so that the golden house went to Kadalayapan.”
• Aponitolau and Binaklingan arrived at Kadalayapan in the golden house.(Tale 4 · Part 1 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Aponitolau
  • “When Aponitolau woke up early in the early morning he heard many roosters crowing and many people talking.”
• Aponitolau revealed that Binaklingan was his daughter and that Asibowan had remained behind.(Tale 4 · Part 1 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Aponitolau Asibowan
  • “Yes, Binaklingan who is here is my daughter, and her mother Asibowan with whom I lived for a long time did not want to come here to Kadalyapan,”
• Dina-ogan became engaged to Binaklingan.(Tale 4 · Part 3)
  • With: Dina-ogan
  • “As soon as the Sayang was over Dina-ogan was engaged to Binaklingan.”
• Dina-ogan paid the marriage price for Binaklingan.(Tale 4 · Part 3)
  • With: Dina-ogan
  • “Soon he paid the marriage price, and it was the balaua filled nine times with valuable things.”
• Tabyayen married Binaklingan.(Tale 15 · 📍 Kadalayapan)
  • With: Tabyayen
  • “As soon as the Sayang was over they made pakálon for Kanag and Tabyayen, and Kanag married Dapilisan, and Tabyayen married Binaklingan”

Tale 4 · Part 1

• parent: Aponitolau “Yes, Binaklingan who is here is my daughter, and her mother Asibowan with whom I lived for a long time did not want to come here to Kadalyapan, for she said I must find a girl suitable for me to marry and then we must make balaua so that she will come to our town.”
• parent: Asibowan “Yes, Binaklingan who is here is my daughter, and her mother Asibowan with whom I lived for a long time did not want to come here to Kadalyapan, for she said I must find a girl suitable for me to marry and then we must make balaua so that she will come to our town.”

Tale 4 · Part 3

• engaged with Dina-ogan “As soon as the Sayang was over Dina-ogan was engaged to Binaklingan.”

Tale 15

• married with Tabyayen “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.”

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