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    The document summarizes pre-colonial Philippine literature, which was primarily oral in nature and focused on folk narratives, songs, tales, and epics. It describes the main literary forms as including oral literature like proverbs and riddles, folk songs about daily life that reflected local traditions and customs, and folk tales such as myths, legends, and fables meant to educate and entertain. The document emphasizes that pre-colonial Philippine literature emerged from oral traditions and helped preserve the culture and beliefs of early Filipino societies prior to Spanish colonization.

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    The document summarizes pre-colonial Philippine literature, which was primarily oral in nature and focused on folk narratives, songs, tales, and epics. It describes the main literary forms as including oral literature like proverbs and riddles, folk songs about daily life that reflected local traditions and customs, and folk tales such as myths, legends, and fables meant to educate and entertain. The document emphasizes that pre-colonial Philippine literature emerged from oral traditions and helped preserve the culture and beliefs of early Filipino societies prior to Spanish colonization.

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    Philippine Pre Colonial Literature Student

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    The document summarizes pre-colonial Philippine literature, which was primarily oral in nature and focused on folk narratives, songs, tales, and epics. It describes the main literary forms as including oral literature like proverbs and riddles, folk songs about daily life that reflected local traditions and customs, and folk tales such as myths, legends, and fables meant to educate and entertain. The document emphasizes that pre-colonial Philippine literature emerged from oral traditions and helped preserve the culture and beliefs of early Filipino societies prior to Spanish colonization.

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    literature

    Learning
    Objectives:
    • Discover literature as a means of connecting to a significant past;

    • Describe the different literary genres during the pre-colonial period; and

    • Demonstrate respect and appreciation for the different traditions and


    cultures of the Philippines during the pre-colonial period. \
    Pre-colonial
    Period
    The earliest peoples
    have produced both
    oral and written folk
    narratives.
    Philippine
    Literature
    Early Philippine narratives reflect
    our ancestors' efforts to explain the
    origin of things and show the
    culture and beliefs of society.
    Before the Spaniards came to the
    Philippines, the Filipinos already
    had their own culture.
    A.
    Characteristics
    • Based on oral tradition
    • Crude in ideology and
    phraseology
    B. Literary Forms
    • Oral Literature
    • Folk Songs
    • Folk Tales
    • Epics
    • Oral Literature

    Proverbs Riddles
    Proverbs
    Proverbs (salawikain)
    are old sayings that
    reflect Filipino norms,
    ideals, values,
    traditions, and beliefs
    in the community.
    Proverbs
    riddles
    A riddle (bugtong)
    is a question or
    statement that
    offers a puzzle to
    be solved.
    riddles
    battle of wits and keenness
    among participants
    • to entertain
    • to educate
    • to stimulate
    • to preserve the culture of
    group of people
    Tigmo- Cebu
    Paktakon - Ilonggo
    Patotdon - Bicol
    It cries but it has no eyes, it
    walks but has no feet
    Answer:
    It cries but it has no eyes, it
    walks but has no feet
    Answer:

    Pen/Ballpen
    You go at red, but stop at
    green
    Answer:
    You go at red, but stop at
    green
    Answer:
    Watermelon/P
    akwan
    Malambot na ulap kasama
    ko sa pangangarap
    Answer:
    Malambot na ulap kasama
    ko sa pangangarap
    Answer:
    Pillow/Unan
    2. Folk Songs
    • About day-to-day experiences that
    reflected the traditions, beliefs,
    customs of their time.
    2. Folk Songs
    • About day-to-day experiences that
    reflected the traditions, beliefs,
    customs of their time.
    • traditional songs and melodies.
    2. Folk Songs
    • About day-to-day experiences that
    reflected the traditions, beliefs,
    customs of their time.
    • traditional songs and melodies.
    • inspired by the reaction of people to
    their environment.
    2. Folk Songs
    1. Hele or Oyayi (Lullaby)
    • Batangas
    • Also knowns Huluna
    • Though it is composed of simple
    words, it is notable for being very
    difficult to sing
    2. Folk Songs
    2. Ambahan
    • Mangyan
    • 7 syllable per line poem
    • About human relationships and
    social entertainment
    2. Folk Songs
    3. Kulusan (Ivatan)
    • Work songs that depict the
    livelihood of the people
    2. Folk Songs

    4. Tagay (Cebuano & Waray)


    • is a drinking song
    3. Folk Tales
    • Myths
    • Legends
    • Fables
    • Fairy Tale
    3. Folk Tales
    Myths
    a story used to explain why
    things are the way in the world
    around us.
    3. Folk Tales
    Legends
    is a semi-true story, which has
    been passed through
    generations and has important
    meaning or symbolism
    3. Folk Tales
    Fables
    a fable is story usually uses
    animals to teach a valuable life
    lesson or moral.
    4. Epics
    An epic is a long narrative poem that
    relates the great deeds of a larger-than-
    life hero who embodies the values of a
    particular society.
    Sample of Epics
    Thank You
    for listening

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