Awig

Also known as: Awig of Natpangan · Role: brother of Aponibolinayen · First appears: Tale 1 · Part 2

In Tale 1 · Part 2, Aponibolinayen says she is Awig’s sister. In Tale 8 · Part 2, the mother alan reveals that Balbalaoga is Aponibolinayen’s brother, born as Awig’s after-birth and raised by her. In Tale 8 · Part 3, Ebang and Pagbokásan discover that Balbalaoga was Awig’s after-birth.

In Tale 9, Awig takes Aponibolinayen and the baby home to Natpangan. He sends for Dagdagalisit, then sends Aponibolinayen away with him, taking her beads and clothes and giving her old clothes to wear. While they are dancing, Aponitolau cuts off Awig’s head; after Awig is brought back to life, Aponitolau gives the marriage price for Aponibolinayen, and Awig takes all the payment.

Relationship record

Life events

• The mother alan revealed that Balbalaoga was Aponibolinayen's brother, born as Awig's after-birth and raised by her.(Tale 8 · Part 2 · 📍 Dona)
  • With: the mother alan (Tale 8) Aponibolinayen Balbalaoga
  • “Aponibolinayen, Balbalaoga is your brother, for he was the after-birth of Awig, which they put in the tabalang which they sent down the stream. So I picked him up, for I had no child to inherit all my things.”
• Ebang and Pagbokásan discovered that Balbalaoga was Awig’s after-birth.(Tale 8 · Part 3)
  • With: Ebang Pagbokásan Balbalaoga
  • “As soon as they chewed they found out that he was the after-birth of Awig.”
• Awig took Ayo and the baby home to Natpangan.(Tale 9 · 📍 Natpangan)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Kanag
  • “‘We are going home to Natpangan now, because it does not do me any good to try and hide you.’ He took them home”
• Awig sent for Dagdagalisit, and Kanag went to him, revealing him as the baby's father.(Tale 9 · 📍 Natpangan)
  • With: Aponitolau Aponibolinayen Kanag
  • “When the baby did not go to any of them, he sent someone to get a betel-nut to send to Dagdagalisit whom they had not invited. As soon as the betel-nut arrived at the place where Dagdagalisit lived ‘Dagdagalisit came to Natpangan for Awig makes balaua,’ it said.”
• Awig sent Aponibolinayen away with Dagdagalisit and took her beads and clothes.(Tale 9)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Aponitolau
  • “Then he sent Aponibolinayen away, and he made her carry the poor house box that they used to put the fish in which Dagdagalisit caught in the river. ‘You carry the female pig so that you have something to eat by the river,’ said Awig to Dagdagalisit. So they went; Aponibolinayen carried the poor box and Awig took her beads and clothes off from her, and he gave her old clothes to use, and so they went.”
• Aponitolau cut off Awig's head.(Tale 9)
  • With: Aponitolau
  • “While they were dancing Aponitolau went to cut off Awig's head.”
• Aponitolau gave the marriage price for Aponibolinayen after Awig was brought back to life.(Tale 9)
  • With: Aponitolau Aponibolinayen
  • “As soon as they made him alive again, Aponitolau gave the marriage price.”
• Awig took all the payment for Aponibolinayen.(Tale 9)
  • With: Aponibolinayen
  • “Not long after they went home and Awig took all the payment for Aponibolinayen”

Tale 1 · Part 2

• siblings with Aponibolinayen “My name is Aponibolinayen, who lives in Kaodanan, who am the sister of Awig,”

Tale 8 · Part 2

• siblings with Balbalaoga “Aponibolinayen, Balbalaoga is your brother, for he was the after-birth of Awig, which they put in the tabalang which they sent down the stream.”

Tale 8 · Part 3

• siblings with Balbalaoga “As soon as they chewed they found out that he was the after-birth of Awig.”

Tale 9

• enemies with Aponitolau “While they were dancing Aponitolau went to cut off Awig's head.”
• enemies with Aponibolinayen “Then he sent Aponibolinayen away, and he made her carry the poor house box that they used to put the fish in which Dagdagalisit caught in the river.”

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