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NAN TIMPON SI HAPON Central 8- NAN TIMPON SI HAPON by Lucio Manglan Artist Baldwin Ngolab Tagalog Neri Zamora Summer Institute of Linguistice, Inc. Tranelators Publishera 1978 Additional coplea of this Publication may be obtained from: FilLit FilLlt P.O. Box 2270 or SIL, Bagabag Airport Manila, 2801 Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, 1505 A Storybook in Central Bontoc 02.20-878-5. .4c 54.2o~T-786061B Printed In the Philippines FOREWORD Some of the glory of the Philippines lies in the beautiful variety of people and languages within its coasts. It is to the great credit of the national leadership over the years that no attempt has been made to destroy this national heritage. The goal has been instead to preserve its integrity and dignity while building on this strong foundation a lasting super-structure of national language and culture. The present book is one of many design- ed for this purpose. It recognizes the ped- agogical importance of dividing literacy and second-language learning into two steps -- literacy being the first. When a student has learned to read the language he under- stands best, the resulting satisfaction in his accomplishment gives the drive and con- fidence he needs to learn the national lang- uage. His ability to read, furthermore, is the indispensable tool for the study this program will require. The Ministry of Education and Culture of the Philippines is proud to present this latest volume in a nationwide series designed to teach the national language through lit- eracy in the vernaculars. It will strengthen both the parts of the nation and the whole. Juan L. Manuel Minister of Education PREFACE Few people have the opportunity to live and work among a group of people whose language, attitudea, dresa and cultural heritage mare different from their own. So we count it a privelege to be able to live with the Bontoc Igorota, to learn their language, to eat their food, and to have in aome way their way of life. We are especially grateful to the people of barrio Tokokan, who have welcomed us into their midat, invited ue to eat in their homes, patiently taught ua aome of their language and culture, praised us when we have done right, and scolded ua when we have done wrong. For thia atory of hia experiences during the war we muat thank our good friend Lucio Manglen, a Bontoc man who has married a Tokokan woman. We truat that thia book will be enJoyed by those who read it, and will help MEC teachers in their worthy task of educating Bontoc children. Keith and Kathie Benn Summer Institute of Linguistics Mountain Province Tlmpon si Hapon Issan tlmpon nan khofat, ad-achowan kami lschi ay ongong-a ay om-omey lska balaks nan Hapon, pat1 nan fabfafallo ay IOmfeg. Id1 semkesemken mi, tay wad-ay cha nan Mallikano ay nllallaok isnan Hapon no omala kaml isnan makan ya lchowa mi lsnan chicha Malllkano, omall cha nan Hapon tampatampaken cha chakami. Id1 eemkesemken mi, "Tekl Ke pet palllkhaten cha nan Flllplno ya nan Mallikano. Ah, faken pet 81 takhod chana 1 ' ' Id1 cha nal-os nan folan, cha kami masemkan. Et matot-ya kami ay lima. Sl Joseph, 81 Oeorge Talt, Chokhak, si Khangab saet sak-en. Kanan mln, "Awan tallakha ay omolat pet nan Hapon ay nay cha. Idwanl, 1s machem akewen takot nan lasyon chaton-a, ta maid ltallaon cha ta maowat cha. Ke pet omowat chana mokl " Isnan keschemana nlntotolag kami Is kaaag-en nan ospital. Kanan ml, "Idwanin,mkholpI takot ay omey. Tintako alaen nan laayon cha Isnan lafl." Iafl et lnmey kami lanan kabodegan nan Hapon. Id1 lnmey kami lsnan kabodegan nan Hapon, inmala nan taplna ANG PANAHON NG HAPON Noong panahon ng dlgmaan, kamlng mga bata pat1 na ang rrga kabetaang lalaki aa Omfeg ay nagtutungo sa kuwartel ng Hapon. Magkakasama ang mga Arnerikano at rnga Hapon sa kampo sapagka8t noo'y may mga Amerikanong nakabllanggo at sa kalagayang ltoly naisip naming bake kamlly gulplhin ng mga Hapon kung kukunln namln ang kanllang pagkain at lbiga y sa mga Arnerlkano. Oayunpaman, naiaip pa rin naraing, ''Nakul Plnahlhlrapan ng mga Hmpong lto ang mga Pllipino at mga Amerlkano. Silaly hind1 makataol " Makalipae ang isang buwan, mataman win ltong plnag-islpan. Lima kaming lahat. Kami nina Joseph, George Tait Chokhak, at Khangab. ''~aku, hind1 ito mabutil Olnugutom ng mga Hapon ang mga tao. Mamayang gabl, nakawin natln ang kanilang rasyon upang wala ailang rnakain hanggang ea magutom slla . Talagang glnugutom nila tayo, BD wlka namln. Nang sumaplt ang gabi, nagtagpu-tegpo kaml sa may ospltal upang bumuo ng isang balak. "~elakad tayong lahat. Lalakad tayong lahat ngayong gebl upang kunln ang kanilang rasyon, * a The Japanese Tlme During the war, there were many of we children who went to the barracks of the Japanese, including the young men from Omfeg. While we were thinking about the situation, because the Americans and Japaneae were all together, we thought that if we got food and gave it to the Americane, the Japanese might spank us. We thought, ' 'Oh, they are causing the Filipinos and the Americans to auffep. They are Inhuman l ' ' After a month, we had thought It through. There were five of us. Joseph, Oeorge Tait , Chokhak, Khangab, and me. We said, 'Oh, It's bad. The Ja.paneee are making the people starve. Tonight let's steal their rations 80 that they won't have anything to eat and they will be hungry. They really are making us starve. " During the night we met near the hospital, to plan. We said, "Now, let '8 all go. Let's go tonight and take their, ratione. " That night we went to the store house of the Japanese. When we got there, some took rlce, some took salt, lsnan fakhas, inmala nan taplna isnan asin, lnmala nan tapina ianan fakkalaw, lnrnala nan taplna lsnan dllata. Inlayaw mi isnan chi ay rnachem id Fagtolaw. Engkami intafon isnan chowa ay longog. Away namitlo kaml ianan eeang ay maschem, et inomyan kaml id Fagtolaw isnan wad-an nan linnongolongokhan mi ay bodega mi. Mawnin pay, et mawilt, egay kami kayet naamammowan sichi. Sa kaml kayet omey ay ornala isnan laayon cha . Chakami makikhag-ayyem isnan Hapon. Nan tod-I ay cha mi llaylayaw, cha mi lchod-owa isnan Malllkano isnan chlcha omey Is ilit na. Mo omey cha inchono lsnan is ilit na, tay padnowen el Hapon chalcha, lchowa mi kanekanen cha. Sacha et omey khasin isnan galison nan Hapon. Tay ad-i pakpakkanen nan Hapon chalcha, lsonga mowamowat cha. Padnopadnowen cha nan Malllkano lsonga kaasesegang cha. Id1 sachi nan lnangangnen mi, rninaachem ay engkami akewen nan lasyon cha. Away pay naoma cha nan Hapon. Ya nan naammowana, chod-owa kami angkhay ay inmey isnan narnlcgsan ay maschem. Ngem nan tos-a, nan nangakewan mi isnan wika namln. Noon ngang gablng yao'y tlnungo namln ang tlnggalan ng pagkaln ng mga Hapon. Nang kaml'y makaratlng doon, ang lba sa aml'y kumuha ng bigas, ang lba nama'y asln, tuyo, at mga de lata. Sunod, dlnala namin ang mga nakuha namln sa Fagtolaw. Itinego namln ang rnga lto sa dalawang magkaibang lug- . Tatlong beser kaming nagpaba lik- ballk noong gablng lyon. P~gkatapos, ea Fagtolaw kaml agpallpaa ng gab1 na kung saan kaml naghukay upang ltago rlto ang amlng nlnakaw. Klnabukaean, wala pa ring nakaaalam ng amlng glnawa. Kaya't mull kaming nagtungo roon upang kunlng mull ang kanllang raayon. Klnalblgan namln ang rnga Hapon. Iblnigay narnin ang lba sa mga nlnakaw narnln sa mga Amerikano na nakakalabas sa kampo. Pinlplllt slla ng mga Hapon na magtrabaho, kaya't pag sila'y nakakalabas sa kampo ay lnaabutan namln slla ng pagkaln. Pagkatapos, baballk na sllang muli sa loob ng garlaon ng Hapon. Nakakaawang masdan eng mga Amerlkanong plnagtatrabaho neng sapilltan. Outom na gutom sl la sapagka't hind1 slla plnakakaln. Gabl-gab1 y nagt>ltungo kaml sa bodega upang magnakaw ng mga pangangailangan ng Hapon Sa wakas, napuno na rln some took dried fish, and othere took canned goods. Then we took it all to Fagtolaw. We went and hid them in two tllfferent places. We went about three time8 twt one night. Then we atayed the rest of the night in Fagtolaw, where we had dug holes in which to put our etores. Later on, in the morning, it was not known that we had done it. So we went again and took more of their rations. We befriended the Japanese. We gave some of what we had stolen to the Americans who went out of the camp. The Japaneee forced them to work, so when they came out of the camp to work we gave them food. Then they would return inside the Japanese garrison. They were hungry, because the Japanese did not feed them. The Americans who were being forced to work were a pitiful sight. We went every night to steal the Japanese supplies. The Japanese were fed up. One night, when only two of us went they found out. By this time we had sana ay lasyon nan Hapon, away oneg si chowa ay folan. Et egay kami naamammowan. Ket nan pabfaeolen cha nan chlcha mangngeegnan sinan tolfek nan bodegan si Hapon. Awnin pay, et chodchodwa kami ay inmy ken Joseph Kabloy. Kanak ken Joseph en, "Idwanin nan alaen ta, mantika ken esin. D 8 Idwanin away khapot si egyat na omey ninekwat na nan esang ay ?ata ay mantika. Sana et lnyey Is kag khongowan. Et nagkhakhayad ak pay laeng iska bodega ay minfokfokfok isnan aein. Awnln pay et infokfok ko nan asin isnan lata.