VENACULAR TERMS - PRE-HISPANIC PERIODS AND HOUSES

BATANG-BUBUNGAN

In the Badjao house, the term for the ridge beam.

ATUP

In the Badjao house, the term for the roof made from palm or coconut leaves.

MADEYON

In the Badjao house, the term for the open multi-use living space.

DING-DING

In the Badjao house, the term for the wall enclosure.

LANTAY

In the Badjao house, the term for the floor.

DAGAN

In the Badjao house, the term for the floor joist and girder.

HARUNAN

In the Badjao house, the term for the ladder connecting the house to the water.

HAG

In the Badjao house, the term for the post buried below the seabed.

JAMBATAN

In the Badjao settlement, the term for the footbridge connecting houses.

TAYTAYAN

In the Badjao settlement, the term for the catwalk connecting a house to the neighborhood.

BAHAY KUBO

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the house itself.

SIBI

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the eaves.

BALANGKAS

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the framework.

PASIBI

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the lean-to roof.

BATALAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the washing area.

BANGUERAHAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the elevated counter used to store food and utensils.

ABUHAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the cooking area.

SAGANG

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the railing.

BULWAGAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the main house.

SILONG

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the space underneath the house.

HAGDAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the stair or main access.

BUBONG

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the roof.

NIPA

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the material used for roofing and walling.

SAHIG

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the flooring.

PATUKURAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the secondary beam.

DINGDING

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the wall.

YAWI

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the main beam.

HALIGI

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the post.

SOLERAS

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the floor joist.

BINAON

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for a post buried in the ground.

PINATONG

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for a post set above a stone slab.

GILILAN

In the Bahay Kubo, the term for the floor sill.

BALANGAY

In the early form of Filipino architecture, the term for the ancient boathouse associated with Butuan.

PINANAHANG

In the early form of Filipino architecture, the term for the lean-to tree house.

LUNGIB/KWEBA

In the early form of Filipino architecture, the term for a cave used as an early dwelling.

KAMADID

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the house type with a wooden lower wall and cogon upper wall.

RAHAUNG

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the open working and storage structure for fishing implements.

JINJIN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the thatch house with timber frame, reed walls, and cogon roof.

SAKONG

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the ridge cover.

PAKAW

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the rafter.

VUVONG

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the lower ridge cover.

SUPIT

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the reed mat tie.

PANGANIVUCAN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the roof beam.

TUKAH

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the tie beam.

SAPAWAN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the ridge beam.

PANINJINAN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the wall stud.

PAREY

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the corner post.

PASUNEN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the king post.

JINJIN

In the Ivatan thatch house, the term for the cogon wall.

SINADUMPARAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the stone house type commonly built parallel to the road.

KAVAHAYAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the village or housing section of a Batanes community.

BINEDBERAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the variation with an exposed gable-end cogon roof.

MAYTUAB/NITUAVAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the variation with a thick hip-type thatch roof.

MAYHURA-HED

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the house with a masonry lower wall and cogon upper wall.

CHIVUVUHUNG

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the house with thick cogon roof and mixed stone-cogon walls.

ATEP

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the roof.

RIYAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the eaves.

RAKUH

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the main house or living quarters.

RIHAS

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the balustrade.

SAPAWAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the ridge beam.

REKLAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the binding rafter.

YAYIS

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the batten.

ROSAY

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the first layer of cogon roof.

NIDKEL

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the reed mat used as roof undersheathing.

TARUGO

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the collar beam.

PAKAW

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the rafter.

SADUMPAD

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the gable wall.

BUNGHALO

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the cantilever support.

TAPI

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the floor board.

PANGANIVUCAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the roof beam.

GADA-GADA

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the masonry wall.

MARCU

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the exterior lintel.

PANAGATAN

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the floor joist.

SUYID

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the wall footing.

TIRANTE

In the Ivatan stone house, the term for the girder.