Pre-Colonial Philippine literature originated from various ethnic groups that inhabited the archipelago. Verses were composed in various forms including octosyllabic, dodecasyllabic, riddles, maxims, epigrams, and were used to entertain, educate, curse or preserve culture. Some common pre-colonial poetic forms included tanaga, ambahan, and ancient metrical tales that told stories about heroes and myths. Folk songs were also an important part of pre-colonial literature and expressed the people's lifestyles through various genres.

1. Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature

2. The literature of a formative past by the various groups of people who inhabited the archipelago A literature of varying human interestClose to the religious and political organizations of the ancient FilipinosThe verses were addressed to the ears rather than the eyes

3. Verses composed and sung were regarded as group propertyVersification:OctosyllabicLegendary and religious poemsDodecasyllabicRomance

4. DalawangBalonHindi MalingonSa araw ay BunbongSa gabi ay dahonExamples of Ancient Filipino Poetry

5. Sang dalagangmarikitNakauposatinikKung bayaa’ynabubuhayKung himasi’ynamamatay

6. Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllablesShowcase the Filipino wit, literary talent, and keen observation of the surroundingsInvolves reference to one or two images that symbolize the characteristics of an unknown object that is to be guessedRiddle (bugtong)

7. To entertain. Living in remote areas, before the advent of electricity, families would sit around the fire and the elders would quiz the younger generation with riddles.To educate. Riddles serve the function of passing down knowledge from one generation to the next. They require thinking in order to solve them.To titillate. Many old Filipino riddles contain double entendres that were intended to amuse the men and shock the women.To curse, without expressly cursing. A riddle could be made up against an enemy, rival town, or suitor.To preserve the culture. Riddles communicate the old ways from one generation to the next.Purpose of Bugtong

8. Ate mo, ate ko, Ate nglahatngtao.(My sister, your sister, everyone's sister)Atis (Sugar Apple)Example

9. Epigrams/maxims/proverbsShort poems that have been customarily been used and served as laws or rules on good behavior by our ancestorsAllegories or parables that impart lessons for the youngOften expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and had a witty endingMaxims- rhyming couplets (5,6,8 syllables) Salawikain & Sawikain

10. Ex of salawikainAngmatapatnakaibigan, tunaynamaaasahan. - - -You will know a true friend in time of need.

11. Ex of Sawikainkumukuloangdugo"blood is boiling" = is very angryisulatsatubig"write on water" = forget about it Ex of MaximsPaghindiukol, Hindi bubukol. -meansWhat is not intended for one will not bear fruit.

12. Used in witchcraft or enchantmentsSa hinaba-habangprusisyonSa simbahan din palaangtuloyHeleheleBagokyemeBULONG (chants)

13. Halimbawa (for example):Tabi, tabipo, Ingkong Makikiraanpolamang.

14. Used in teasing or to comment on a persons’ acutations“Catitibay ca tolosSacalingdatnangagosAco’ I momontinglomot Sa iyo’ I popolopot”Nag-almusalmag-isaKaninglamig, tinapa;NahulogangkutsaraIkawnasana, sintaKasabihan (sayings)

15. A quatrain with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each lineNo title7-7-7-7AABBEx. “Tahakngtingin, tulakngsulyap, yakap, lapatngtitigsabalikat.hatak pa, kindat, hakat” Tanaga

16. traditional poetry of the HanunooMangyans of Oriental Mindoro which is normally inscribed on bamboo using a pre-Colonial syllabic writing system called the SuratMangyan .seven-syllable metric linescan be composed of more than four linesusually chantedteaches lessons about liferecited by parents to educate their children, by the youth to express their love, by the old to impart experiences, or by the community in tribal ceremoniesAmbahan

17. on some occasions like burial rites, the ambahan is used for entertainmentSugotngamaawkunmanTangdayan no ma-ambanSabungan no manuywanImpadlasyamidaywanHangganbuhoktimbanganHanggansabalodpangdanBugkatdi way yamunganBilangdayibunlaganNo kangtinagindumanKang magpahalimbaw-anGabugtongtibilugan

18. (Isn't this the truth with all:If the wife is good and kind,the husband reasonable, you have always friends around,like long hair drooping so nice.Till the final burial mount,you'll be sleeping on one mat. You don't want to separatePutting down my thoughts like this: An example very clear, being TWO, you're only ONE.)

19. derived from Philippine folk literature, which is the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. This refers to a wide range of material due to the ethnic mix of the PhilippinesThere are many different creation myths in Philippine mythology, originating from various ethnic groups.Story of BathalaVisayan versionThe legend of Maria MakilingMyths

20. Presence of different deitiesEx. BathalaLakambakodMythical creatures AswangDilaDiwataDwendeTikbalangMankukulam

21. Ifugao – Hudhud hi AliguyonIlocos – Biagni Lam-angBicol - IbalonMindanao – DaranganPanay – HinilawodBagobo - TuwaangKalinga – UlaliimManobo – Agyu or OlahingSubanon - SandayoAncient Metrical Tales

22. Aliguyonthe exploits of Aliguyon as he battles his arch-enemy, PambukhayonBiagni Lam-Angtells of the adventuresvof Lam-Ang who exhibits extraordinary powers at a very early age.Ibalonthe story of three Bicol heroes: Baltog, Handiong, BantiongHinilawodoldest and longest epic poem in Panaythe exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers, LabawDonggon, Humadapnon and Dumalapdap of ancient PanayAncient Metrical Tales

23. IBALON FESTIVALHinilawod

24. a form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s hopes, aspirations, and lifestylesrepetitive and sonorous, didactic and naivetraditional songs and melodiesinspired by the reaction of the people to their environmentFolk Songs

25. uyayi – lullabykomintang – war songkundiman – melancholic love songharana – serenadetagay – drinking songmambayu – Kalinga rice-pounding songsubli – dance-ritual song of courtship /marriageTagulaylay- songs of the dead

26. WAKAS

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