BEST BOOK OF POETRY IN HILIGAYNON OR KINARAY-A
Federico “Tuohan” Caballero, Teresita “Abyaran” Caballero-Castor, And Alicia P. Magos

LANGUAGE Kinaray-a, English, Filipino

ISBN 978-971-542-759-3

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Jose Neil Garcia, Director
The University of the Philippines Press
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After twenty-five years and hard work—the recording, transcribing, translating, cross-checking and more—the ten epics of Panay are finally out. Tikum Kadlum (Black Dog), Book I, tells about the hunting spree of Datu Paiburong, the cutting of the priced buriraw nga kawayan (a yellow-colored variety of bamboo), and the heavy payment demanded by the man-eating monster, Makabagting, from Datu Paiburong for the crashing of his priced burugsak (gold bell). From the mountain of Panay Island, to the cities, this book reaches out to its varied readers in three languages: contemporary Kinaray-a, Filipino (Tagalog), and English.