An omen agent; i.e., something which signals a portent by its appearance, action, or the cry or noise it makes on certain specified occasion, or when important endeavors are undertaken. Typically it signals impending death, success or failure of an endeavor with numerous variations, including the nature and degree of success or failure.
Omen Agents
| allūgu |
‘chameleon lizard’ |
| bangngaw |
‘scops owl’ |
| bungalngal |
‘rainbow’ |
| da''ūti |
‘dragonfly’ |
| do''o |
‘rat’ |
| hī'ot |
‘scale-feathered cuckoo’ |
| īdaw |
‘omen bird’ |
| im'imit |
‘firefly’ |
| pu'tīaw |
‘Peregrine falcon’ |
| tu'a' |
‘frog, toad’ |
| tulāyan |
‘Braming kite’ |
| tu'u'an |
‘giant scops owl’ |
| ūlog |
‘snake’ |
| ul'ulappuy |
‘butterfly’ |