1) Shape: Straight standing sides, naha''ad; sides are straight and at a 90° angle with the base;
Curved standing sides, munya'umong; sides are at a 90° angle with the base but curve slightly inward at the base and lip.
Oblique sides, nahangngāyab; sides are straight and slant outward to form an obtuse angle with the base.
2) Size: either small, medium or large.
3) Thickness: some gongs are characterized as being either thick or thin.
There are three price classifications: very expensive, moderately expensive or inexpensive.
Gongs are also classed by their use in playing one of four rhythms: tabob 1a, lead gong; hebat 2a, first accompanying gong; wohhot 1, second accompanying gong; atlun di hebat, third accompanying gong.

Kinds of Gongs

Imported, straight standing sides:

Resonant
dinayugan	‘either medium or large size, moderately expensive’
balī'ung	‘large, thin, very expensive’
palīha	‘large, thick, very expensive’
payangkek	‘small’

Non-resonant
da'iyan	‘thick’
gādeng	‘thin’

Other imported and local:

Imported, curved standing sides:	bulinhi, oppa
Imported, oblique sides:	kāluh
Locally made:	genēleng 3

atlun di hebat wohhot 1