\id SITX127.TXT Central Subanen Text, Place Name Talinga, 10-AUG-00 \h3 |bTALINGA,|r SITX127.TXT \h3 Traditional history as recounted by Isis Guilingan \ip In this text and others, Subanen writers record lore passed down to them about the origin of place names in their area. The narrative takes place in the time before peace was established between Subanen and their former adversaries. \h3 \r \t Telinga* \f Talinga* \p \r 1 \t Genat di talu" <> \f This comes from the word <> \r 2 \t Dengantu, duuni getaw ngalanen si Kumau. \f Long ago, there was a man named Kumau. \r 3 \t Kini si Kumau, gembelu" gupia. \f This Kumau was very brave. \r 4 \t Metigam, mesikad, muka" melaun sakupen mekebelu" dadema. \f He was skillful and strong, and he had many followers who were also brave. \p \r 5 \t Duuni gendaw, linumpakan ilan getaw. \f One day, they were attacked by some people. \r 6 \t Naa bena" migbunu" na ilan, melaun gupia minatay. \f When they joined the battle, many people were killed. \r 7 \t Bena" mitubus na su pegbunu", pinsipak nilan su nga telinga nu nga getaw mimatay,* dayun pintuuk nilan guay. \f And when the battle was over, they cut off the ears of the corpses* and strung them onto rattan. \p \r 8 \t Naa sa" iteng nilan, midipag dia tubig, midipag tug dipag su tinuuk nga telinga. \f When they stretched out the rattan, they hung it across that river, and the strung-up ears reached from one side of the river to the other. \r 9 \t Bena" duuni getaw minayan, maita" nilan su nga telinga pintuuk. \f Then when someone came along, they saw the ears strung onto the rattan. \r 10 \t Bena" minateng ilan dig benwa nilan, iin dayuni gukiten nilan su minita" nilan dia tubig. \f When they got back to their own area, they told about what they had seen there at the river. \p \r 11 \t Naa sa" miniben, mibaal dayun ngalan ni tubig kia, Telinga, genat di telinga getaw. \f In time, Talinga became the name of that place, from the word <> \r 12 \t Sampay nandaw, piningalan dun Telinga. \f Until today, it is called Talinga. \ie \h3 |bCultural and Linguistic Notes on TALINGA|r \no Title: Isis Guilingan wrote this text in 1990 at Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, for the purpose of preserving a portion of Subanen oral history. \nc Talinga is the name of a river and town in Zamboanga del Norte. \no 7. Respondents said it was Subanen who cut off the ears of their attackers.