Philippine
Forms of
Literature
TANAGA
• Mono-rhyming quatrain; Seven syllables each line
• Write in any language you prefer with English
translation
• Specify: NAME, COURSE
MAHAL
Mahal na ang delata
Mahal pa’ng abre-lata;
Minamahal kong sinta,
Nagmahal ka na rin ba?
Example by Vim Nadera
Nang gatas ay umapaw
Mula dibdib ni Bugan
May tumubong halaman
Sa lupang dating tigang

Umaning walang hoyang
Nang Bul-ul (Bulul) dinasalan
Ngunit nakaligtaan
Itong si Kabunian.

Ibinaon ni Wigan
Itong uhay ng buhay
Hanggang kanyang taniman
Ay naging isang payaw

Kaya sila nag-cañao
At natutong mamigay
Upang mabiyayaan
Hindi lang ang Ifugao
Philippine Vowels
A
E/I
O/U
Alpabeto
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P,
Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y,
Z
I-gorot/ golot
(from the highlands)

I-luko
(from the lowlands)
DALIT
• Quatrain
• Eight Syllables each lines

DIONA
• Tercet
• Seven Syllables each lines
AWIT
• Oldest Forms of Philippine
Literature
• Quatrain
• Seven Syllables each lines
KORIDO
• Oldest Forms of Philippine
Literature
• Quatrain
• Seven Syllables each lines
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Philippine Forms of Poetry