Balbalaoga

Also known as: Balbalaoga of Dona · Role: brother of Aponibolinayen, born as the after-birth of Awig · First appears: Tale 8 · Part 2

In Tale 8 · Part 2 at Dona, Balbalaoga covered the sleeping Aponibolinayen, Kanag and Alama-an with blankets and brought them clothes. The mother alan revealed that he was Aponibolinayen’s brother, born as Awig’s after-birth and raised by her: “So I picked him up, for I had no child to inherit all my things.” When Aponibolinayen showed him Don Carlos’s head, Balbalaoga took it from her breasts.

In Tale 8 · Part 3, Ebang and Pagbokásan learned by chewing that Balbalaoga was Awig’s after-birth, and took him and Aponibolinayen to Kaodanan. The things the alan had given him were transferred there. Balbalaoga married; Aponitolau was sorry that he could not remarry Aponibolinayen.

Relationship record

Life events

• Balbalaoga covered the sleeping travelers with blankets and brought them clothes.(Tale 8 · Part 2 · 📍 Dona)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Kanag Alama-an
  • “He covered them with blankets while they slept.”
• 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 Awig
  • “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.”
• Balbalaoga took Don Carlos's head from Aponibolinayen's breasts.(Tale 8 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponibolinayen
  • “As soon as she showed it to Balbalaoga he took the head from her breasts”
• Ebang and Pagbokásan discovered that Balbalaoga was Awig’s after-birth.(Tale 8 · Part 3)
  • With: Ebang Pagbokásan Awig
  • “As soon as they chewed they found out that he was the after-birth of Awig.”
• Ebang and Pagbokásan took Aponibolinayen and Balbalaoga to Kaodanan.(Tale 8 · Part 3 · 📍 Kaodanan)
  • With: Ebang Pagbokásan Aponibolinayen
  • “Ebang and Pagbokásan took Balbalaoga and Aponibolinayen to Kaodanan”
• The things the alan had given Balbalaoga were transferred to Kaodanan.(Tale 8 · Part 3 · 📍 Kaodanan)
  • With: Aponibolinayen
  • “they used their power so that all the things which the alan had given to Balbalaoga went to Kaodanan.”
• Balbalaoga married.(Tale 8 · Part 3)
  • “In that time Balbalaoga was married”

Tale 8 · Part 2

• siblings with Aponibolinayen “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.”
• foster-parent: the mother alan (Tale 8) “So I picked him up, for I had no child to inherit all my things.”
• recipient: Aponibolinayen “He covered them with blankets while they slept.”
• recipient: Kanag “He covered them with blankets while they slept.”
• recipient: Alama-an “He covered them with blankets while they slept.”
• siblings with Awig “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 Aponibolinayen “I came here for Balbalaoga, and his sister sent me to come and get you.”
• siblings with Awig “As soon as they chewed they found out that he was the after-birth of Awig.”
• married with Aponibolinayen “In that time Balbalaoga was married and Aponitolau was very sorry, because he could not remarry Aponibolinayen, and he went to the balaua even though he was not invited.”

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