ta-ka-ka-nen

Updated: May 15, 2025

She faced the east, gazing over the forested mountain ranges, and called to the spirits of the past generation there: "A-ni'-to ad Bar'-lig su-ma-a-kay'-yo ta-in-mang-mang'-ta-ko ta-ka-ka-nen si mu'-teg." As she brought her sacred objects back down the mountain another woman stood alone by the little fire on the crest.

Albert Ernest Jenks - The Bontoc Igorot