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    The document discusses the Ibaloi tribe, an indigenous group from Benguet province in the northern Philippines. It details their population, language, dialects, mythology, social stratification, clothing, basket weaving, foods, rituals, mummification practices, nature spirits, and marriage customs.

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    IBALOI TRIBE

    - The Ibaloi are an indigenous ethnic group found in


    Benguet province of the northern Philippines.
    - Ibaloi is derived from i-, a prefix signifying
    "pertaining to" and badoy or house, together then
    meaning "people who live in houses".
    - The IBALOI inhabit Central and Southern Benguet
    Province and Western Nueva Vizcaya Province
    particularly the municipalities of:
    -Kabayan -Itogon
    -Bokod -Sablan
    -Tublay -La Trinidad
    -Tuba -Kapangan

    POPULATION:
    116,434,200 (2023 est.)

    LANGUAGE :
    Ibaloi, also known as Inibaloi or Nabaloi.

    DIALECTS:
    Bokod, Daklan and Kabayan

    IBALOI MYTHOLOGY
    In Ibaloi mythology, this group’s origin is traced
    back to a couple in Mt. Pulag who survived the great
    flood that Kabunian sent to punish the wicked people.
    This couple bore many children who intermarried,
    multiplied, and descended to the fertile valleys of
    Benguet, to become the ancestors of the present-day
    Ibalois.

    Mt. Pulag - It has been used as a burial place for


    thousands of years by the Ibaloi people of Benguet. For
    them, it is the place where spirits join their ancestors.

    Social Stratification:
    Baknang (rich) - Exercise authority in almost all aspect
    of the social, political, and economic Life; Host to Cañao
    Feast; Sit in the village council to decide on important
    matters affecting the village.

    Abitug (poor)
    Pastol - cowhand and assistant during Cañao preparation
    Silbi - farmhand and messenger
    Bagaen - non-Ibaloi slave

    CLOTHINGS:
    Ibaloi women wear kambal or blouse, and divet or skirt.
    Male wear white and black G-string or kuval.

    Basket weaving - is done by the men.


    Kayabang - women’s favorite basket.

    Kinuday - is a native delicacy of the Ibaloi tribe. The


    term “Kinuday” is a way of meat preservation among the
    Ibalois. Meat is hung on the ceiling of the dirty kitchen
    or just above where they cook food and it is preserved
    by the smoke produced from firewood.
    Cañao/Kanyaw - a thanksgiving ritual that refers to
    several native feast of the Ibaloi There are different kinds
    of rituals of Cañao. Such rituals are: for illness, good
    harvest and for progress. also, in marriages, healing,
    birth, burial and voyage wherein a prayer is offered.
    Tapuy (rice wine) is served during the feast aside from
    the meal.

    Mummification - For the Ibaloi community, the body's


    physical preservation is necessary so that dead members
    of the tribe remain in the group while their spirits join
    with the gods. They use saltwater to prevent organ
    decomposition. Pounded guava and patani leaves are
    applied to the corpse to prevent maggot or worm
    infestation while the body dries, the process taking
    anywhere from two months to even a year until the body
    is hardened.

    Nature spirits:
    Amdag - spirits that travel with the wind.
    Ampasit - spirits that dwell in caves.
    Tinmongao - spirit that lives in caves, stones, and trees.
    Pinad-eng - spirits that lives in the forest.
    Butat-tew - spirits that misguides people.

    Courtship & Marriage:


    There are three ways that Ibaloi culture do;
    Kaising - an arranged marriage
    Kalun - is the pamamanhikan
    Ngilin or Arol - the wedding ceremony that lasts for
    eight days at least.

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