The Soul Boat Flashcards
The term banka is also found
Indonesia and Fiji and Samoa of
Melanesian Islands
First recorded of the term banka is to refer to all kinds of
small boats used in
■ rivers and
■ shallow coastal waters
the term bangka comes from?
the Austronesian baɳka[h] = “boat”
when did the expanded to include all kinds of water vessels of varying sizes.
18th Century
Contemporary description of banka in Ilocos
Large bilog
Boat bilog
- plank-built w/o outriggers
- can sail in deep open waters
Large bilog
- 19th century
- “small bangka”
- hollowed from a single piece of log
- eventually became a large boat made of planks
Boat bilog
Badjaw or Sama Laut - “bangka” is a general term for?
for all kinds of boats.
Term is not used for houseboats(lipa).
what Ph language is bangka found?
Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, Sebuano, Samar-Leyte, Batad Ifugao, Badjaw, Sinama
17th Century (Mindanao)
why is bangka not considered as a small boat?
since it can carryanywhere from 20-100 canvas of rice.
17th Century (Mindanao)
Jesuit priest Francisco Combes description of bangka:
- Carved from a single piece of log.
-kasing laki ng trees and kayang makagawa ng
large boats
17th Century (Mindanao)
Two kinds of bangka in Maguindanao
Binaluy
Kumpit
17th Century (Mindanao)
describe a binaluy
made from single log
17th Century (Mindanao)
describe a kumpit
● Plank-built
17th Century (Mindanao)
● The Modern Day kumpit in Sama and Tausug
is made of? and its length?
○ Made of planks
○ 50-120 feet in length
18th Century
“Bangka” was found in several Philippine languages, especially in?
Ilokano and Tagalog
18th Century
What term did Bicol use for boats?
● sacayan - term for boat
● baloto - constructed from a single log
18th Century
Bicol: sacayan
term for boat
18th Century
Bicol: baloto
constructed from a single log
18th Century
Term bangka is absent in what year? and in what vocabulary?
-in the year 1637
for the Visayan
Hiligaynon
Haraya Panay Island
18th Century
what term in the dictionary of the Visayans of Leyte and Samar during 1668 use for bangka?
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
Pigafetta recorded that the small boat was called a
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
○ Smallest, simplest, and most common sea craft.
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
○ Hollowed out from a solid piece of log
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
○ Could be carried ashore by a single person due to
small size.
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
○ Could be used to ride the huge waves of Samar
Island (one of the most dangerous waters in the
islands)
baloto
Early 16th Century (Cebu)
○ Looks like a ball floating on the waves.
baloto
Bangka was more than just a boat
Technology and its entire process of construction embodied beliefs of the indigenous culture
were traditional native warships of the Banguingui people of the Philippines.
Garay
commonly used for piracy by the Banguingui and Iranun people against unarmed trading ships and raids on coastal settlements in the regions surrounding the Sulu Sea
Garay
derived from Lanun of the Iranun people in Maguindanao.
Lanong
They were specialized for naval battles. They were prominently used for piracy and slave raids from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century in most of Southeast Asia
Lanong
also known as salisipan
Kakap
canoe-shaped boat which sometimes have outriggers.
Kakap
- Used for piracy and raids on coastal areas. They are usually part of fleets with larger motherships like pangjava, garay or lanong warships.
Kakap
the rocking motion of a boat on the waves
Kibang
old tradition of asking the anito (spirit of the departed) what luck would befall to the riders before sailing or docking
movement was attributed as the spirit’s response.
Kibang
Usually done before raiding or a fishing expedition
“guibang”
“Guibang guibang cun magototo cani”
Sway, sway, if we should proceed
Kapag nag sway - good fortune
Malakas yung pag sway - mas swerte
Pag hindi nag sway - malas
After mag sway, tinatanong nila kung deity ba or ancestor’s spirit ba yung nag sway.
Ex. Nag sway nung binanggit yung
deity
‘di nagsway nung binaggit yung ancestor’s spirit. Meaning, deity yung nagcause ng motion sa boat.
was an important Visayan boat launching ritual
Bacalag
was performed for the healing a of datu (chief) who was seriously ill
Bacalag
a request that people would fear the boat in the same manner that the sacrificed captive did
Mangaiao (raiding boat)
Daoharlucsin iginbabacalagna
a request that people would fear the boat in the same manner that the sacrificed captive did
a “revolting” ancient tradition
Calag
Bicol and Visayan means “soul”
Calag
Indigenous ethnic group in Mindanao
Bagobos
Believes that all things possess a gimokud or soul.
Natural or man-made objects have gimokud.
Bagobos
gimokud
soul.