The Legend of Kayan

ISTORYAN DI KAYAN

KABUNYAN

Si kano Lumawig ay Kabunyan naki asawa ed Kay-ang.(Lumawig which is a God married a woman from Kay-ang)

Lumawig: no enak manbaybay ta umali ka man-eskagka isnan tupak na ta dengngem, sipay ka umali.(When I’m going to work you plant at the side before you come)

Umey pay kano san asawa na ay babae et Ila nan inubla nan asawa na ay Lumawig masdaaw kano tay kaman inubla di kaipuipugaw.(His wife went to see the work of Lumawig and she was shocked because it seems that many people did it)

Asawa ni lumawig:alakad ta siimek san asawak no sinon yaatna ay man ubla pagat nalawa nan inamag nas esay agew.(I need to spy my husband on how he works for it is so unbelievable that he finished a wide area without any help)

Ma wakas pay kano ya eyey nan baon asawa na et egay nan-eskag tan layden na ay ilaen. Ila na pay kano ya nasiya-siya nan partin di awak na ay man ubla da amin sunga adu nan sapuen na. Si et kano ilana et kasin natupog awak nan asawa na ay Lumawig. Masdem pay kano et sumaa nan asawa na ay Lumawig sina et kano kanan san asawa na ay babae.(The next day, his wife went to give him his lunch and also to see if how he works. When she arrived she saw that Lumawig’s body are working separately so that’s the reason why he finished his quickly. Then she saw that Lumawig’s body parts attached again)

Lumawig:Adi ka upay pat patien san ibag bagak ken sik-a. (Your not listening what I’m saying)

Mabung-bungo pay kano kanan san si Lumawig en mangu bayada. Sa et man uto da pay kano sinan payok ed man-sawa pati san dinengdeng. Sinat na alan kano nan anak da et kanan na san asawa na ay babae.(The next day Lumawig did a ritual which is “mangubaya”. While they are cooking in a big pot called “payok” Lumawig took their child. Lumawig will carry their child and he said to his wife)

Lumawig:Gedwaen ta nan anak ta anay ta man pilika no sinon laydem ay alam no din toktok weno san sikina.(Let’s divide our child choose which you like, either the head or the feet)

Et kanon man-aga san asawa na ay babae tan adi na ammo no sinon pilien na si et kanon alan Lumawig san toktok na et enan ipasadag sinan eged di baey.(His wife cried because she don’t know what part of their child to choose then, Lumawig get the head and put it at their houses side)

Lumawig: siyay ukam na anggay sipay ka uway ay man paey si sikina. Alak abe nan siki na ta si payak-uway ay pay-an si toktok na .Ta umeyak et tan egay paylang nalpas nan misyon ko isnan balawa.(This head is yours it’s up to you to put a feet for it then it’s up to me also to put a head for the feet. I’ll go now because my mission here is not yet done)

Umey pay kano isnan bilig ed Gayang sina et ibati nan akupan na et ipadsek nan sukod na ed siyan nandanan na ay umey ed tongdo. Umakuo pay kano san tinaynan na isna batawa ay ukan asawa na. Maskeg et kano si Kabunyan ed tongdo. Pumaytok et kano sinan batawa sina kanon kanan.(He went to a place at Gayang then he put down his “akupan or bag” and his stick at the way going to north. The head of his child that left at their backyard as a share of his wife is already smelly. Kabunyan felt bad for this so he jump at their backyard and said this)

Kabunyan:Inayan kayo upay ay ipogaw umakuo san minatay yo dapay maid ammo yus iyat yo.Man ala si utek (ta mangubaya da)

Et pangubayaen na dayda sapuen na et nan sapun di, Beg-as.man ala kayo si danom ay bellang ipaey yo isnan palangana. uwasam pay iman nan danom san gulagul di minalay dana ay inisot da ta mausawasan nan nakalibo ay nemnem da, kilot di awak iman danaey tano umey da si um-a da, baken ya puon di danom ta adi da et iman kaakuuan.(The dead person is already rotting but look what you are doing , just find a water and grass and put it in a tub. Wash the gulagul’s dead body to clean the mind of them so that if they go to there farm or at the bottom of a water they won’t be smelly)

Submitted to:

Sir Julius Jay Daskeo Jr

Submitted by:

Raymund Panya

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