The construction of the mouthpiece is such that the lower end is cut diagonally to accommodate the lower lip and the second diagonal cut is make for the blowing edge. Among the Bukidnon, a similar instrument with the same construction except that it is three-fourths the length of the palendag, is called the hulakteb
The design of the mouthpiece features two diagonal cuts to fit the lower lip and the blowing edge. In Bukidnon culture, a comparable instrument with this same design but shorter in length than the palendag is referred to as the hulakteb.