Pagbokásan

Family: The people of Kaodanan · Role: father of Aponibalagen and Aponibolinayen · First appears: Tale 1 · Part 4

In Tale 1 · Part 4, Pagbokásan and the mother of Aponitolau learned that Ini-init was their son and gave him the name Aponitolau. When one month had passed, they took Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen and their possessions home to Kadalayapan. In Tale 2 · Part 2, Aponibalagen and Aponibolinayen are named as the son and daughter of Pagbokásan and Ebang.

In Tale 5 · Part 2, Aponibolinayen told Kadayadawan that she was Pagbokásan and Ebang’s daughter and Aponibalagen’s sister. In Tale 6 · Part 3, Pagbokásan took Aponibolinayen from a jar and carried her in his belt. A betel-nut spittle test showed that Dangdangáyan and Aponibolinayen were relatives; Pagbokásan was surprised to learn he had a son, and Ebang carried Dangdangáyan as a baby. In Part 4, Pagbokásan and Ebang accepted Lingiwan as a son and agreed to hold a pakálon. Pagbokásan delayed Aponibolinayen’s departure, asking them to bring Lingiwan instead, and said Dangdangáyan wished to marry Aponigawani.

In Tale 8 · Part 3, Ebang and Pagbokásan discovered that Balbalaoga was Awig’s after-birth, then took Balbalaoga and Aponibolinayen to Kaodanan. In Tale 6 · Part 4, Pagbokásan also introduced Langa-an to his wife as a cousin who had come to visit.