Pangasinan literature
literature in the Pangasinan language of the Philippines
The Pangasinan language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian languages branch of the Austronesian languages family. Pangasinan is spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines, located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf.
History
The earliest known written records in the Pangasinan language were written in the ancient Pangasinan script called Kurítan. A writing system related to the Tagalog Baybayin script and the Javanese Kavi script. The Pangasinan script, like the other writing systems used in ancient Southeast Asia were probably influenced by the Brahmi script of ancient India and originated from the Sumerian cuneiform script that was used in the ancient land of Sumer in Mesopotamia where the earliest known written records were found.
The Latin alphabet was introduced after the Spanish conquest of Pangasinan in 1571. During the Spanish colonial period, the use of the Latin alphabet became more widespread. Most of the existing literary works in the Pangasinan language are written in the Latin alphabet.
Pangasinan Literary Terms
academy - awiran
biography - awaran-dili, bilay-awaran
chapter - tekap
criticism - palikuer
diary - talaagewan
edit - saluysoy
elegy - tagleey
essay - salaysay
fiction - diglat
history - awaran
legend - uliran
literary contest - paliagan
literature - kuritan
maxim - diparan
meter - daglit
music - laineng
myth - gawaran
narrative - tongtong, salaysay
novel - kombilay
ode - dayew
page - egpang
poem - anlong
poet - umaanlong
poetic - maanlong
poetry - anlong
poetry reading - anlongan
preface - pasingawey
print - igalut
proverb - diparan
rhyme - mitatanol
riddle - pabitla, bonikew
serenade - petek
song - dangoan, kansion
story - tagaumen, tongtong
syllable - kataga
tale - tongtong
Ancient Pangasinan literature includes the texttongtong, uliran, diparan, and pabitla.
Tongtong: Pangasinan Stories
Dangoan/Kansion/Togtog: Pangasinan Songs
Uliran: Pangasinan Myths and Legends
Diparan: Pangasinan Sayings and Proverbs
Pabitla/Bonikew: Pangasinan Riddles
Pangasinan Literature Index
Pangasinan Fiction
Leonarda C. Carrera.
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