Dinawágan
Role: mother · First appears: Tale 5 · Part 1
In Tale 5 · Part 1, Gawigawen asked his mother, Dinawágan, to arrange his marriage to Aponibolinayen, and she went to Aponibalagen at Natpangan to engage him to his sister. When Aponibalagen agreed, Dinawágan gave a golden cup as an engagement present, and they agreed on a day for pakálon. Soon afterward, Aponibolinayen was taken from Natpangan to Adasin.
In Tale 5 · Part 2, Dinawágan is identified as Aponibolinayen’s mother-in-law; she commanded her to go and cook.
Relationship record
Life events
- Gawigawen asked his mother to arrange his marriage to Aponibolinayen.(Tale 5 · Part 1)
- With: Gawigawen
- “‘Mother Dinawágan go and engage me to someone, for I want to be married. I like the sister of Aponibalagen of Natpangan’ said Gawigawen of Adasin.”
- Aponibalagen agreed to Gawigawen's marriage to his sister; Gawigawen's mother Dinawágan gave a golden cup as an engagement present, and they agreed on a day for pakálon.(Tale 5 · Part 1 · 📍 Natpangan)
- With: Aponibalagen Gawigawen Aponibolinayen
- “Aponibalagen agreed, so she gave a golden cup which looked like the moon as an engagement present, and they agreed on a day for pakálon.”
- Aponibolinayen was taken from Natpangan to Adasin.(Tale 5 · Part 1 · 📍 Adasin)
- With: Aponibolinayen Aponibalagen Gawigawen
- “Soon it became morning and they all went to Adasin and Gimbagonan carried two big baskets of cakes, and while they were walking she ate all the time and she ate half of them.”
Tale 5 · Part 1
- child: Gawigawen “My son Gawigawen of Adasin wants to marry your sister.”
Tale 5 · Part 2
- child: Gawigawen “She did not uncover her face, but always felt when she went about, and when she had cooked, she refused to eat, but Gawigawen and his father and mother ate.”
- younger kin: Aponibolinayen “Not long after all the people went back to their towns and Aponibolinayen's mother-in-law commanded her to go and cook.”
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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.