KATILINGBAN ILONGGO KALINGA KALIKASAN MOUNTAINEERS INC.
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Manuscript on Kalanguya Cultural Communities
The Kalanguya derive their ethnic name from the word "Kalanguya". It is a contraction of the words "keley ngo iya", which literally means, "what in the world is this?" This is used to pacify and therefore a word of peace. It is also used to correct mistakes. Kalanguya also refers to the people's language.
Based on the testimonies of the "nangkaama" (elders representing a wide cross-section of the Kalanguya areas) in a series of Kalanguya Congresses beginning in 1993, the main origin of the Kalanguya people are from the adjacent communities of Ahin, Taboy, Tucucan and Tinoc or Tinec. Since Tinec is now a separate municipality embracing Ahin and Tucucan and other areas of origin of the Kalanguyas, it is therefore appropriate to put Ti...