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Pre-Colonial Period in the

Philippines

BEFORE 1521
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Pre-Colonial Period  
THESE ISLANDS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION.
THESE ARE PROOFS THAT EARLIEST INHABITANT OF THESE ISLANDS
WERE LEARNED PEOPLES EVEN BEFORE THE COMING OF THE
SPANIARDS.
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WHAT IS LITERATURE?
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Literature
- Is derived from the word “Littera” which means “Letters” or
“an individual writter character”. Literature is imaginative
writing with recognize artistic value. It is an art that represents a
collection of writings that represents not only emotion but
history, culture that surpasses time and space. It is prose, poetry
and drama which may include varies genre such as fiction and
non-fiction.
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The First Filipino Alphabet

ALIBATA
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According to Bro. Azurin

literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to the
government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to his divine
creator.

According to Webster
literature is anything that is printed, as long as it is related to ideas,
feelings of people whether true or false or just the product of one’s
imagination.
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Pre-Colonial Literature
in the Philippines

- Our pre-colonial, ethnic literature is a rich repositor

of ideas and cultural practices evident in folk
speeches, folk songs, folk narratives and indigenous
rituals as well as dances that show our ties with our
Southeast Asian neighbors.
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Folk Speeches           
• These are riddles which has the talinghaga or
metaphor as two different objects and
therefore test the keen analytical of listener.
Such is known as the tigmo in Cebuano,
bugtong in Tagalog, paktakon in ilongo and
patototdon in Bicol.
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EXAMPLES:
Naniningalang pugad nanliligaw

Pagsweldo ng tulisan di mangyayari

Balat-sibuyas sensitibo

Alog na ang baba matanda na

Makabagong damdamin nakakalungkot

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TIGMO
1. Baboy sa lasang, ang tunok puro lansang. NANGKA (JACKFRUIT)

2. Tigmo, tigmo agokoy, ugma ra kita magasoy. PANAGINIP (A DREAM)

3. Kabayo ni Adan, dili moka-on ug dili kabay-an. KUDKURAN (A COCONUT)

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BUGTONG
Hindi hari, hindi Pari
Nagdadamit ng sari-sari
Iisa ang pasukan
- Sampayan Tatlo ang labasan
- Kulambo
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PAKTAKON
1. “Pirmi lang gapasirong pay basa man dyapon.” - Dila

2. “Ini sa may liog pay wala sing ulo, may lawas pay wala sing busong.”
- Botelya

3. “Ang utot sang amo indi madakptan sang kamit.” - Aso (usok)
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PATOTOTDON

sira ko sa mariveles
sa irarom an kiskis. my fish is mariveleshas
scales inside.
sagot: sili
answer: pepper
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Provebs and Aphorisms

• These encapsulate the rules of conduct and
community beliefs which instill values through
short verses with ryhme that is full of wisdom.
Such is the tanaga, which has insights and lessons
on life according to lite experiences. From Panay
are the basahanon, daraida from Bukidnon and
daragilon from Panay.
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TANAGA
• Ito ay maikling tula na may
apat na taludtod at pito, walo
o siyam na pantig kada
taludtod.
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We learn from our mistakes,

from the wrong turns we take,
from the fake friends we make,
and from the times we almost break.

-Sarah Gray
Mahal na ang delata
Mahal pa’ng abre-lata;
Minamahal kong sinta,
Nagmamahal ka na rin ba?
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Folk Song

- Are songs that have been handed down orally through

generation. They embody the faith, joy, the varied hopes and
odds of life; they reflect the various aspects of life and
activities of peopl they are spontaneous outbursts of lyric
feeling from the soul of the people.
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Classification of Folk Song

• Cycle Songs
• Work and Activity Songs
• Ritual and Religious Songs
• Songs about Nature
• Humorous Songs

- A few examples of folk songs during the pre-colonial

period are the lullabyes for ili-ili (ilongo); lovesongs like the
panawagon and balitao (ilongo); harana or serenade
(cebuano); the bayok (maranao); the seven syllables per
line poem, ambahan of the mangyans that are about
human relationships, social entertainment and also serve
as a toool for teaching the youth.
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Folk Narratives
• Thus includes Myths, Legends and
Folktales
• The Folk Narratives, i.e. epics and
folk tales are varies, exotic and
magical.
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Myths
- Are considered to be truthful
accounts of what happened in
the remote past. The characters
in myths are not usually human
beings, but they often have
human attributes
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Legend
- It may tell of an encounter with
marvelous creatures which the folks
still believe in - fairies, ghosts, water
spirits, the devil, and the like.
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WHAT IS VISUAL
ARTS?
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VISUAL ARTS
- Pottery, weaving, sculpture and jewelry making
were the widely known forms of visual arts in the
Pre-Colonial Period, such as the tattoos from the
pintados in Panay, the Bul-ul that is a wooden
sculpture of the rice God of Ifugaos, the
Manunggul burial jar that was found in Palawan
and the Boaya that was Bontoc Warrior's Head
Hunting Necklace.
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Pottery
- Become more associated with objects
for daily use, such as the palayok for
cooking, and the banga and tapayan for
storing liquids. In the Ilocos, the making
of burnay pottery continues as a lively
tradition.
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EXAMPLES OF POTTERY:

TAPAYAN PALAYOK Banga (Manunggul Jar)

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Weaving
• The Cordillera groups of the north are well-known for the art
of weaving. With a backstrap loom, they produce blankets and
articles of clothing that fulfill a practical function and also play
a part in religion and ritual. This tradition is also found in the
adjacent Ilocos provinces which take pride in their sturdy abel
(weave). In Mindanao, the Tboli of Cotabato weave abaca
cloth, called tnalak, in a difficult tie-dye process.
• The Cordilleras are rich in baskets for all purposes, e.g., for rice
planting on the mountain terraces, hunting in the forests, and
fishing in the streams. Other woven art pieces are baskets,
hats, and mat.
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EXAMPLES OF TEXTILE WEAVING:

IN PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
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EXAMPLES OF WEAVING:
IN PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD

Cordillera pasiking,
Basket- Bontoc akob, used for carrying grain
Yakan Hat of Basilan used as a lunch basket
Mat Weaving
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Sculpture
- Carving in the Cordilleras focus on the
figures called the bul-ul, which they believe
has their ancestral spirit and gods. In the
south, the Maranao and Tausug have they
own okir which are ornate curvilinear
designs carved in woods such as sarimanok
is a bird painted in multi-color and the pako
rabong which is a fern with a broad base.
EXAMPLES OF SCULPTURE:
OKIR BUL-UL SARIMANOK
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Jewelry Making
- Pre-colonial dwellers adorn themselves with
highly intricate ornaments made of precious
metals such as gold. Communities from the
Cordillera have the ling-ling-o which signifies
fertility. The Tboli wear the most splendid
ornaments made of brass such as multicolored
beads for neckpieces, earrings, bracelets and
anklets. These body ornaments please the
Gods as well as signify social status.
 EXAMPLES OF JEWELRY MAKING:
TBOLI ORNAMENTS LING-LING-O
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WHAT IS PERFORMING
ARTS?
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PERFORMING  ARTS
During the pre-historic times, theater in the Philippines was in
the form of indigenous rituals, verbal jousts or games, or songs
and dances to praise gods.
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Dances
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They danced to appease the gods, to curry favor from powerful spirits, to celebrate a hunt
or harvest, to mimic the exotic life forms around them. They danced their stories and their
shamanic rituals, their rites of passage and their remembered legends and history.
 EXAMPLES OF RITUAL DANCES:
MANDADAWAK BABAYLAN
EXAMPLES OF RITUAL DANCES:
HIGAONON TAUSUG
 Cast:
Jonathan David Nidea
Mark Cyver Guin-om
Jonathan Razon Jr.
Gracious Kyla Castro
Sarah Calventas