maglÿ
lÿan, lÿyan
To believe in, follow traditional rituals or superstitions in
building a new house, planting rice, etc.; actions which are
considered taboo, or are believed to bring bad luck.
Mga magtokod ta ba-long balay, kaministiran ang
maglÿ agod anday mainabo.
Before starting to build a new house people must follow
certain
traditional
rituals so nothing will happen.
Each corner post hole should have things put into it, for
example, coins either to pay the spirits for the land, or to
bring prosperity; rice so that the owners will always have
food; salt in order to keep witches away.
Paglÿ ka tang kamalay amen ang ba-lo mandol ta
binik ong doma, tanandia kang lagi tang tongkaw
ang manloak.
Our neighbor believes
in
the
superstition that before
he gives others seeds, he should be the first to plant.
Aglÿan tarin ong yamen tang mambaken mga
tatalonga ra ong lamisan ang pamangan.
Here in our place it is considered
taboo to sneeze when
sitting in front of the table eating.
Indi poiding magkakat tang katep obin magpaobra
tang balay mga may napatay ong balay mismo obin
kamalay tenged sia aglÿyan.
A person cannot remove leaf shingles or have work done
on their house if someone died in that house or that of the
neighbor's because that brings
bad
luck.
The bad luck in this case is that someone in the family will die within a few days.