Glossary of Termsapahap: silver sea bass
dulang: a low, dining table
guyuran: rein made of cord for a carabao
is-is: a shrub the leaves of which have a sandpaper-like surface, and, as such, are utilized for cleaning utensils
kamuning: small, smooth tree with very hard yellow wood. Its leaves are used in making wreaths and giving body to bouquets.
kiluwa: crushed mustard
kumpare: male sponsor in the baptism, confirmation, wedding, of one’s child. A term also used to connote a wide-ranging series of mutually beneficial relationships in society.
*looban: a term used to refer to one’s interiority; as a physical space occupied by adjoining houses surrounding a common space; and as an act of stealing or robbery where the looters also invade the person’s private space. Running through the
