Hello and welcome to all, the meaning of terms which will be used for the 1 parts and prologue of the book will be stated here to avoid any confusion for the readers outside of the Philippines, the native terms may not necessarily be given an accurate transliteration in English by me the writer as no two languages are exactly alike to one another. This will be edited by me from time to time as the story progresses, Blessed Be, CabenezdeGaretYValez:
Terminologies:
Anito / Anitu - Spiritual Guide of an Alabay or Babaylan
Alabay - Rookie Apprentice of a Babaylan
Babaylan -Defender or Warrior, Healer, Herbalist, Priestess, Sage or Seer
Punong Babaylan - Head of a group of Babaylans
Batok: Tattoo
Diwata - Spiritual Deity or Deities
Datu - Chief Captain
Kalwulhatian - Sky or Skies
Kampilan or Espada - Sword
Mandirigma or Tagapagtanggol - Swordsman
Raja - Ruler of various lands and is above the Chief of Captains
Umalagad - Ancestral Spirit/s
Uripon - Slave
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The Untold Story of Abba: The Philippine's Highest Deity
Ficción históricaLouise was your common average adult living with her younger twin sibling, Nathaniel, by a twist of fate the twins end up in the age prior to colonization of their home country where they meet an learn the practices of age old beliefs firsthand outs...
