Familiar spirit.
This word is related to dengan1 meaning together, or at the same time. A familiar spirit is one
which acts as a companion or a servant to a person.
Ganing tang domang mga mepet, ang taw mga
pinangana may dengan na ka ono ong talon.
Some old people say that when a person is born he or she
also has a familiar
spirit in the forest.
This means that the familiar spirit is born at the same time
as the person.
tegat ta dengan
Strong (lit. matured, tough) familiar spirit.
India de-deken ta malignos mga yawa tegat
tang
dengan mo.
You cannot be affected by evil spirits if you have a strong
familiar
spirit.
lebed ta dengan
Weak (lit. not matured, unripe) familiar spirit.
Ganing tang mga mepet mga lebeda
ta
dengan
madaliang matalagbat ong paranawan mo.
The old people say, if your familiar
spirit
is
not
matured, you can easily become bewitched when you go
out walking.