Customs of Tagalog Flashcards
They were captains in wars, whom people obeyed and reverenced
Datos or chiefs
True or false. These chiefs ruled over but few people; sometimes as many as a hundred houses, sometimes even less than thirty.
TRULALA
what is this tribal gathering called in tagalog?
barangay
When Malay nations came to this land by boat, what do you call a group of people by boat?
barangay
What are the four castes, including the chiefs? (in order)
Chief, Nobles, commoners, slaves
What do you call the free borns, that do not pay tax or tribute to the dato?
Nobles or maharlica
Who accompanies the dato in war at their own expense?
Nobles or maharlica
They can marry, and these people serve their master.
Commoners or aliping namamahay
They serve their master in his house and may be sold?
Slaves or aliping sa guiguilir
What are the difference between aliping namamahay and aliping saguiguilir? essay to
namamahay can have half of their cultivated lands, can marry, and they cannot be sold. On the other hand sa guiguilir cannot have land and maybe sold :(