Balbalan
Balbalán with stress marks
ethnolinguistic group (Kalinga)
Usage Note
Balbalan refers to an ethnolinguistic community from the Kalinga province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of northern Luzon. The Balbalan people have distinct cultural practices, weaving traditions, and indigenous governance systems, and the term appears in anthropological literature about Philippine indigenous peoples.
Examples
" Taga-Kalinga ang mga Balbalan. "
Natural Translation
The Balbalan are from Kalinga.
Literal Translation
From-Kalinga the people Balbalan.
" Ang Balbalan ay isa sa mga katutubo sa probinsya ng Kalinga. "
Natural Translation
The Balbalan are one of the indigenous groups in the province of Kalinga.
Literal Translation
The Balbalan is one of-the indigenous in-the province of Kalinga.
" Ipinagmamalaki ng mga Balbalan ang kanilang sinaunang paghahabi, na ipinapasa nila mula sa isang henerasyon patungo sa susunod. "
Natural Translation
The Balbalan take pride in their ancient weaving, which they pass on from one generation to the next.
Literal Translation
Take-pride of-the people Balbalan the their ancient weaving, which passing-on they from one generation toward the next.
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