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Tahabikal
/tagabikal/
prop_n.
“Tahabikal”
 
prop_n.
the spirit which enters someones mind, allowing them to play the two-stringed zither (kuglung), the five-stringed zither (salurey), and to sing the traditional style (eg-ulahing and eg-eggung).
Wrd.Gloss: spirit
Ka Tahabikal sika ka ka panisingan ne egbelig te me etew ne kenè egkateu ne eg-ulahing, egpangelit te kugklung wey duma pad ne kateunan.
Inserepan si ayè Luminaya te Tahabikal sikan naa ka egkahapunan e sikandin ka eg-ulahing.
Luminaya is entered by the Tahabikal spirit because all day long she is singing.
Eng. spirit variety; deity; god
DDP: Soul, spirit (3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RN

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL
Last updated: 15/Jan/2010