Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan

Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan

Thisarticle is based on firsthand fieldwork materials and interprets the color categories and their symbolic meanings in local rituals as practiced by the Alangan-Mangyan. The Alangan people have three basic color terms: black (maksēngēn), white (mabuksi), and red (malimbaēn). Their color categories...

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Main Author: Yang, Shi
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-11402024-08-07T03:42:03Z Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan Yang, Shi Thisarticle is based on firsthand fieldwork materials and interprets the color categories and their symbolic meanings in local rituals as practiced by the Alangan-Mangyan. The Alangan people have three basic color terms: black (maksēngēn), white (mabuksi), and red (malimbaēn). Their color categories originate from the local tropical forest environment and their shifting cultivation practices, and they are utilized in their rituals and supernatural healing practices. These three basic color terms and the corresponding derivative words are deeply embedded in the construction of symbols in the Alangan’s local knowledge and even carry interesting meanings.KEYWORDS: COLOR CATEGORY • BASIC COLOR TERM • CULTURAL SYMBOLS • COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS • INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2022-12-19T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol70/iss4/3 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1140/viewcontent/Indigenous_20Hues_20_5Bvol._2070_20no._204_20_282022_29_20517_E2_80_9338_5D.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description Thisarticle is based on firsthand fieldwork materials and interprets the color categories and their symbolic meanings in local rituals as practiced by the Alangan-Mangyan. The Alangan people have three basic color terms: black (maksēngēn), white (mabuksi), and red (malimbaēn). Their color categories originate from the local tropical forest environment and their shifting cultivation practices, and they are utilized in their rituals and supernatural healing practices. These three basic color terms and the corresponding derivative words are deeply embedded in the construction of symbols in the Alangan’s local knowledge and even carry interesting meanings.KEYWORDS: COLOR CATEGORY • BASIC COLOR TERM • CULTURAL SYMBOLS • COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS • INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
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author Yang, Shi
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Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
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title Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
title_short Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
title_full Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
title_fullStr Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
title_full_unstemmed Indigenous Hues: The Color Categories and Symbolisms of the Alangan-Mangyan
title_sort indigenous hues: the color categories and symbolisms of the alangan-mangyan
publisher Archīum Ateneo
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