Mantuis bilig is one of the ceremonies celebrated to cure pains
in the chest. A chicken, a jar of tapuy, and a basket of blankets,
breech-clouts, and headbands are necessary. The mambunong holds the
chicken in one hand, puts the basket on his head, squats beside the
tapuy, and says the following:
Wada si Damogo ay manili us Natoo. Sia say Mantuis Bilig ay
makagayang si ipugau. Inapuna usay galui, usay budbud, usay wanus,
ya usay manok. Wada's Mayang ay manili ud Ampungut. Wada's
Bokosan ay manili ud Odosan. Wada's Sigmayo ay manili ud
Tabayo. Wada's Gomi ay manili ud Kasili. Wada's Palatang ay manili
ud Manalang. Omali kayo ta badanganyo dakami si mugmug ya pakan
tamo waday kamanina ya waday pangay ay yaganmin dakayo.
There is Damogo, who lives in Natoo. He is Mantuis Bilig who
spears the people. He requires one blanket, one breech-clout,
one headband, and one chicken. There is Mayang who lives in
Ampungut. There is Bokosan, who lives in Odosan. There is Sigmayo,
who lives in Tabayo. There is Gomi, who lives in Kasili. There is
Palatang, who lives in Manalang. You come to help us in feeding our
chickens and in feeding our hogs, so that there may be (a ceremony)
like this, so that there will be (something) for calling you names.