Pre-Colonial Period: PROVERBS
BY: Lianne Vili
Tagalog Proverbs: Salawikain
FIRST TOPIC
- Simple expressions or sayings that suggests specific action, behavior, judgement or norms of the community
- Words of ancestors handed down from one generation to another
Damiana L. Eugenio
SUBTOPIC 1
- Collected proverbs from various areas in the Philippines
- Classified proverbs into 6 categories
Categories of Proverbs
SUBTOPIC 2
- Expressing general attitude towards life and the laws that govern life
- Ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues and condemning certain vices
- Expressing a system of values
- Expressing general truths and observations about life and human nature
- Humurous proverbs
- Michellaneous proverbs
PROVERBS: Examples
SECOND TOPIC
1. Ang kapalaran ko di ko man hanapin, dudulog lalapit kung talagang akin.
"The good fortune which is intended for me will come even without my seeking it."
2. Walang utang na di pinagbayaran
"No debt remains unpaid."
3.Isa ka tuig nga tiponon, isa ka takna wagwagon. (Hiligaynon)
"It takes only a moment to squander what took a year to save."
Continuation
CONTINUATION
4. Huli man at magaling, ay naihahabol din.
"A good thing is never too late."
5. Kay tagal nanindahan, kabili-bili'y balindang.
"After shopping for a long time, he ended up with a poor purchase."
6. Ing matudtud a pemangca e na balu lebasa ng sapa. (Pampango)
"The sleeping boatman does not know the streams he has passed."
SOURCES
- Contributor, E. (2020, August 18). Philippine Precolonial Literature. ELCOMBLUS: Your Academic Buddy. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://www.elcomblus.com/philippine-precolonial-literature/
- A., & posts by AngelaIsMyName, V. A. (2018, March 10). AUTHORS. AngelaIsMyName. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://httpangelaalparaque28.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/authors/
- Staff, E. (2019, November 2). SALAWIKAIN: 550+ Halimbawa ng Salawikain (with Pictures). Noypi.com.ph. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://noypi.com.ph/salawikain/