MINDANAO Flashcards
The only entrance is at the kitchen area. The ladder is made of the trunk of the tree with motches that serves as the stairs.
Manobo
An ancestral house for the datu and his family
Maranao Torogan
Found at the kitchen, made out of bamboo used for smoking fish and meat.
Tapaan
Found underneath the kitchen
Kodal or Carabao corral
Rooms not exposed to visitors
Gibon or Paga
A tower atop a brogan where the princess and her ladies in waiting hide during occassions.
Lamin
Datu’s ceremonial bed
Panggao
End beams that are ornately carved with piako(fern-like) or naga (dragon-like) motifs
Panolong
Consisting of one or more small rooms and the kitchen is partially built above the ground and water on wooden posts
Samal
Coastal water of Tapul
Tausug
The native name of traditional Tausug House
Bay-sinug
An open extended platform used as family area
Panran
Sleeping area
Bilik
Found at the rooftop of a Tausug House. It is a wood carving in the form of manuk manuk bird showing a stylized head and neck of a rooster or a dragon
Tajuk Pusung
House is built 6”-0 high stilts, built with various levels.
T’boli
It is a central place used as sleeping area for overnight guests.
Lowa
Used for working and conversational space
Blaba
This is regarded as the area of honor where the head of the house entertains the guests and perform rites.
Desyung
Sleeping quaeters for the wives and children of the headman
Dofil
Entrance of the house
Bakdol
This is the hearth-made of beaten-earth floor. It has a shelf where pots and pans, baskets and other utensils are kept.
Kohu
This is an area used for Kohu and stair landing
Dol
Located at the rearmost part of the house. It is an utility area.
Fato Hu
Toilet
Kotel
Basilan
Yakan
An indigenous house used relatively over the Philippines before the Spaniards.
Bahay-kubo
Is the are reserved for entertaining guests.
Buluagan
Is a private room ised for sleeping
Silid
Kitchen or cooking area
Gilir
Space found underneath the house used for storage space for the farming and fishing
Silong
Is thw table on top of which a river stone, shoe-shaped stove or kalan
Dapogan
Used as a place of drying pots and pans, drinking glasses, and utensils. (BAN GGUERA or BANGGERAHAN)
Bangahan
This is the unroofed area where water jars are kept.
Batakui
