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ote 2. [265] See p. 41, note 2. [266] A jar. [267] Mountain rice. [268] The omen bird. [269] See p. 19, note 1. [270] See p. 10, note 1. [271] The storyteller here paused to explain that Kadalayapan was somewhere in the air, and that Kanag was going down to the earth for fruit. See p. 7. [272] A band of leaves worn about the head. [273] See p. 18, note 2. [274] See p. 30, note 3. [275] A place of great trees, many herbs, and continued dampness. [276] See p. 13. [277] Negrito. It was Gamayawan disguised. [278] See p. 23. [279] See p. 17. [280] A powerful spirit. [281] See p. 30, note 3. [282] A sort of tuning fork made of bamboo. [283] See p. 96, note 3. [284] The word is probably used in the Igorot sense as "celebration." In the Tinguian dialects _kanyau_ means "taboo." [285] See p. 17, note 1. [286] See p. 18, note 1. [287] See p. 63. [288] See p. 24, note 1. [289] This story does not belong to the cycle proper. [290] See p. 34, note 2. [291] See p. 14. [292] The Tinguian always refer to the Igorot as _alzado_. [293] Head man. [294] This story does not belong to the cycle. [295] See p. 54, note 2. [296] See p. 14. [297] A low box-like table used by the Ilocano. [298] Certain charms are still used by lovers to aid them in their suits. [299] Pangasinan is a province midway between Abra and Manila. [300] See p. 19, note 1. [301] A spirit. [302] Jars. [303] This _diam_ is recited by the medium when the spirit house known as _balaua_ is built. See also page 12. [304] Spirit name for Tinguian. [305] The greatest of Tinguian ceremonies. [306] A large house built for the spirits during the _Sayang_ ceremony. [307] Spirits. [308] Kadaklan is the most powerful of the spirits. Agemem is his wife. [309] The names of small buildings or shrines elected for various spirits. [310] Chanted by the medium while making offerings in the _Dawak_ ceremony which is made for the cure of minor illnesses, such as fever, etc. [311] A powerful spirit. [312] The _diam_ recited during the _Pala-an_ ceremony. [313] The east. [314] Feathers attached to a stick, which serve as hair ornaments in the _Sayang_ ceremony. [315] Spirit name for Tinguian. [316] See p. 171, note 2. [317] Chanted by the medium, over the offerings given to aid in the cure of a sick child, or to stop a child from incessant crying. [318] The ceremo
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