palays.
Ato - a cultural institution for socio-religiuos and political functions. Each
purok has its own ato. Venue for begnas and lumdang.
Bayen - Vacant or unoccupied houses used as granaries.
Cadcad - Stone walls build around the pastureland.
Caramba - Clay pot usually used for water storage
- panuman
Damuyan - a huge, flat and shiny (sedimentary) rock usually found in
ato.
Gubo - a man made cave used as burial site.
Inatep - a nipa hut which usually has a DAO(open basement) and the
main entrance is 6 ft above the basement. Roof is made up of
kugon while the other foundation are made up of wood and
bamboos.
Lumdang - (please see Events) services or rituals performed after
harvest time. During LUMDANG, each household in a Purok,
contributes at least one cup of any harvested legume or
vegetables which are cooked in the ATO. At lunch time, people
bring their rice and feast on the food.
Og-ogbo - a collection self help similar to BAYANIHAN.
- reciprocal labor.
Purok - subdivision in a barangay or a cluster of houses in a defined
area within the barangay. Bila has seven major puroks namely
Kalkalinat, Gawa-an, Laglagan, Mokgo, Saan, Napakey,
Kabugnay and two minor puroks namely Napo and Eengan.
- ubon
Sapata - A traditional way of settling conflicts where suspects are called
to the ATO and before the elders, they swear their innocence with
the belief that a curse will befalls them if they lie.
Tayan - Wide rice field.
Tetey - the staircase for an inatep which is made up of bulo, bamboo or
wood. It is not permanently attached in the hut. In the old days,
after all members of a family entered their hut for the night they
brought up the tetey so as to avoid theives and other unwanted
guests.
Timbulan - structure at the center of the barangay used for community
gatherings.
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