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Traditions of the Tinguian

Note 80 — 5

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Not long after the alan who took care of Kadayadawan told Langa-an “Kadayadawan is your son. I picked him up when he was only blood which fell from you.”80 “Why do you say that you are not my mother?” said Kadayadawan to the alan. Langa-an said to the alan, “It is good if he is my son.” They were very happy and they said to Aponībalagen, “Now we will pay the marriage price and also the price which Gawigawen Page 64paid before, we will repay to him.” Aponībalagen agreed, “You fill my balaua nine times with valuable things.” Not long after they filled the balaua nine times with valuable things and they repaid Gawigawen what he had paid when he married Aponībolinayen. When they had paid they danced again. “Ala, now we must go home, for we have staid here a month,” said the people from the other towns. So they went home and they took Aponībolinayen's marriage price.

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