NABALOI SOUTHERN PURPOSE
KANKANAY
Buyon, Sabat, Anap For divining cause of sickness and its
Bakno cure by standing stick or egg on end,
by swinging stone, or by looking into
liquid mirror.
Manoni Manman Divining future by looking at gall of
chicken.
Bindayan Bindian Originally a head-taking celebration.
Now given to cure or prevent sickness,
or in compliance with a promise made
while sick.
Pachit Mandit Originally a peace celebration. Now
given to cure or prevent sickness, to
obtain long life and good luck, and to
enhance the prestige of the giver.
Chawak Dawak A pachit or mandit on a small scale, and
given for the same purpose.
Bayog Basit dawak A very small chawak or dawak. (The prayer
in mandit is called bayog.)
Batbat Batbat Against sickness.
Saad Saad A small batbat.
Kapi Kapi To prevent sickness of which one has been
warned in dreams.
Amdag Amlag To secure release of the soul when it has
been imprisoned by the amlag.
Tawal Lawit To induce a soul which has wandered away
to return.
Tingiting Tingiting To cause return of souls which have flown
away with the fire and smoke of a
burning dwelling house.
Palis Palis Against witches.
Sagausau Palis To cause harm to befall an enemy or to
avert harm from the giver.
Buang Buang Against deafness.
Nansaang Mayilutlutkan Against headache.
Palis chi Palis di Against toothache. Also against headache
kabunian kabunian by the Nabaloi.
Dosad, Sigop Mantuis bilig, Against diseases of the lungs or chest.
Bilong,
Mayodosan,
Manbating
Kolos Liblibian Against diarrhoea or pains in the abdomen
or stomach.
Basil Ampasit Against sexually caused diseases.
Sabosab, Diau Dayau To cure sores. (Nabaloi ceremonies also
Chuntog, celebrated after a quarrel so that
Diau Kasib sores will not result.)
Tamo Tamo Against insanity.
Pasang Pasang Against sterility.
Abasang Abasang At the birth of children.
Sibisib Sibisib To cure wounds.
Kaysing Gaysing Betrothal ceremony given by parents.
Kalon Galon Betrothal ceremony given by betrothed.
Mangidin Mangilin Marriage ceremony.
Pansijanan Mansiyanun Divorce ceremony.
Siling Siling Funeral ceremony.
Okat Pugas Ceremony held immediately after a corpse
has been put into the coffin or buried.
Tabwak Kiad To induce the soul of a person who has
recently died to go away and not cause
sickness.
Kosday Kosde To cause agricultural products to grow.
Tawal ni payu Bugid To increase water for irrigation. (Tawal
ni payu also against sickness caused by
spirits living in rice fields.)
Pungau Pungau To cause the rice to increase when
harvested.
Bakak Bugak To prevent sickness caused by eating new
rice.
Salchi Saldi To prevent sickness caused by eating
animals which have fallen or died of
disease.
Kiad Against sickness caused by mountain
spirits called kakaising.
Ampasit Against sickness caused by timber spirits
called ampasit.
Pasang ni Against sickness caused by air spirits
Mansakit called pasang.
Timungau Against sickness caused by water spirits
called timungau.
Gangau To cure rheumatism.
Padad To foresee and avert death.
Bilig Against sickness caused by spirits of the
same name.
Dagas Against sickness caused by house spirits
called dagas.
Laglagiwin Against sickness caused by a guardian
spirit.
Tanong Against sickness caused by the souls of
ancestors.
Sagausau For luck before starting on a journey.