Apayao House
Apayao House
Apayao House
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BALAI, HOUSE – TRADITIONAL TYPE OF HOUSE IN APAYAO WITH AN
ELEVATED RECTANGULAR ONE-ROOM STRUCTURE. TABUNGAN, GABLE OPENING- OPENING ABOVE THE UPPER –END OF
THE GABLE WALL
-REMOVABLE WALL PANEL WHICH CAN BE OPEN DURING THE HOT
SEASON.RETURNED BACK DURING COLD DAYS DBAASPGSAB
- REMOVABLE AND WASHABLE FLOOR MATS DAPUG, HEARTH- EARTHEN HEARTH OF THE HOUSE LOCATED
INSIDE THE BAMBOO EXTENSION
APAYAO IS THE ONLY REGION IN THE CORDILLERA THAT HASA A
NAVIGABLE RIVER. 3-LAYER SHELF
ATAP, ROOF- HIGH POINTED ARCH SHAPED ROOF WITH LAYERS OF PAXA- ABOVE THE PASALAN. STORING BUNDLES OF RICE
THICK COGON GRASS OR NIPA LEAVES PARATAG- LAST LAYER. STORING RICE, BASKET
DINDIN, WALLBOARDS- RECTANGULAR WOODEN PANELS BANGA, COOKING JAR- EARTHEN POT USED FOR COOKING
VERTICALLY FITTED ON A GROOVE
AMOTO, JAR FOR HOLDING WATER- USED FOR STORING WATER FOR
- CAN BE REMOVED FOR OPENING (WINDOW) FOR NATURAL COOKING
VENTIULATION
ARANGAT, SHELF- SHELF ABOVE THE DISWASHING AREA
RIBAYAN, EAVES – LOWER END OF THE THICK COGON ROOF
SOBA, BREADTH OF THE HOUSE- OVERALL WIDTH OF THE MAIN
TAPI, FLOOR BEAM- HORIZONTAL TIMBER MEMBER ATTACHED HOUSE
ABOVE THE FLOOR JOIST
PADUROT, LENGTH OF THE HOUSE- OVERALL LENGTH OF THE
LAWANG, DRAIN GUTTER- SHALLOW DRAIN CANAL, LOCATED HOUSE
JUSTR BELOW THE ROOF EVES.
GAWAYAN, INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE- SPACIOUS HALL OF THE MAIN
TALAXATAG, WOOD FLOOR- FIXED FLOOR ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE
FLOOR JOIST
SOTAN/LAMDAW, WINDOW- PORTION ALONG THE EXTERIOR WALL
BOBONG, ROOF RIDGE- LAYERS OF THICK COGON GRASS
METICULOUSLY LAID ABOVE THE RIDGE AGDAN, LADDER- WOODEN OR BAMBOO LADDER
SAKKAR,TIE BEAM- CAMBER- SHAPED RECTANGULAR BEAM BALATAD, PATHWALK- STONE PAVERS LAID OVER MUDDY GROUND
ANADIXIYAN, GIRDER- RECTANGULAR MEMBER CONNECTING SOKAR, COLLAR BEAM- THREE-LAYER WOODEN BRANCH, PLACED
POSTS AND SUPPORTING FLOOR BEAMS BELOW THE BINDING RAFTER
MADEYON, LIVING SPACE- PERTAINS TO THE OPEN, MULTI-USE Sagang,railing- waist-level railing, made using bamboo
SPACE OF A BADJAO HOUSE
Hagdan, stair- main access to the house with the entire framework made from
DING-DING, WALL- WINDOWLESS VERTICAL ENCLOSURE OF THE bamboo
HOUSE
Balangkas,framework- skeletal structural element of a roof or wall
Batalan,washing area- small space adjacent to the cooking area BABAREY, VILLAGE- SETTLEMENT AREA IN A BONTOC COMMUNITY
Abuhan, cooking area- elevated earthen fireplace -VILLAGE USUALLY CONSIST OF ATOR (MEN’S MEETING PLACE),
AFONG (HOUSES), PABAFUNAN (BOY’S DORMITORY), CHAP-AY
Bulwagan,main house- main section of the house used as living, dining and
(OPEN SPACE WITH FLAT STONE IN CIRCULAR LAYOUT),
sleeping areas
AKHAMANG (RICE GRANARY)
Silong,underneath the house- enclosed/open space under the house where harvests
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are stored
LI-IM, EATING AREA- MOST SPACIOUS IN THE HOUSE SINCE IT
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CONTAINS ONLY AN ELEVATED STICK RACK (PATYAY) AND WATER
Bubong,ROOF- STEEP THATCH ROOF MADE FROM EITHER BAMBOO JAR (PANANNOM)
COGON GRASS, ANAHAW LEAVES OR NIPA
STORED IN PATYAY ARE THE FF.
NIPA,NIPA- “NYPA FRUITICANS” A TROPICAL PALM WITH A SHORT
KHYANG (RATTAN PLATES)
TRUNK AND BROAD PINNATE LEAVES
PALATO (ENAMEL PLATES)
DINGDING,WALL- FINISHED WALLS ASSEMBLED ON THE GROUND
AND TIGHTLY SECURED USING RATTAN STRIPS UNGOT (COCONUT SHELLS OR WOODEN BOWLS)
YAWI, MAIN BEAM- WHOLE BAMBOO, HORIZONTALLY LAID TO TASA (ENAMEL CUPS)
DEFINE THE PERIMETER OF THE HOUSE
MALLAKONG (ENAMEL BOWLS)
HALIGI, POST- WHOLE BAMBOO, VERTICALLY SET UP TO SUPPORT
THE FLOOR AND ROOF MEMBERS FANILAG (RATTAN TRAYS)
-COMPRISED OF PERIMETER WOODEN WALLS ENCLOSED IN AN ATEP, ROOF- STEEP, THICK COGON ROOF PROTECTING THE CENTRAL
OPEN LIVING SPACE, AND CENTRAL GRANARIES GRANARY
-COVERED BY A STEEP, THICK ROOF THAT IS ALMOST COVERING OWAY, ROOF UNDERSHEATING- CLOSELY-KNIT REEDS, PARALLEL
THE PERIMETER WALL TO THE RIDGE BEAM
AFUNG- BONTOC HOUSE FOR MARRIED COUPLES AND CHILDREN UP TOKOD, POST- HEAVY SQUARE OR CIRCULAR MEMBER AS A
TO 8 YEARS OLD SUPPORT FOR BOTH GRANARY AND ROOF STRUCTURES
TEY-TEY, LADDER- WOODEN LADDER, MADE FROM BRANCHES OF HAGABI, BENCH- BENCH THAT PROVIDES STATUS SYMBOL FOR THE
TREES RICH IFUGAO
FOGSOR, RAFTER- LONG WOODEN BRANCHES, TIED TO THE ROOF ATOP, ROOF- STEEP PYRAMID ROOF FROM THICK BUNDLED COGON
BEAM GRASS (GOLUN)
KAEW, FLOORBOARD- FLOOR PANELS OF THE GRANARY GAOB, WALLBOARD- RECTANGULAR WOODEN PLANKS OF ABOUIT 1
½ INCHES IN THICK
CHINGCHING, WALLBOARD- HORIZONTALLY ABOVE EVERY PANEL
TUKUD, POST- MADE OF LARGE ROUND LOGS
HOUSE, EARLY FORM
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BALANGAY, BOATHOUSE- IMPRESSIVE BOAT, USED FOR SEAFARING
BY THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF BUTUAN PALAN, ATTIC- THIRF LEVEL SPACE OF AN IFUGAO HOUSE
PINANAHANG, LEAN-TO- FORM OF DWELLING COMMON TO THE PATYIE, SHELF- FORMED BY FITTING RECTANGULAR WOOD BOARDS
NEGRITOS, AN ETHNIC GROUP REGARDED AS WANDERERS, NANDATU, MALE SIDE- SPACIOUS SECTION INSIDE THE HOUSE FOR
HUNTERS AND FARMERS THE MALE
LUNGIB/KWEBA, CAVE- NATURAL CHAMBER ON THE SIDE OF A HILL HALIPAN, CYLINDRICAL DISK- PLACED ALONG THE UPPER PORTION
UTILIZED AS ONE OF THE ERSRLIEST FORMS OF DWELLING. OF THE POST
TREE HOUSE- INTEGRALLY BUILT ON HIGH TREES OR ABOVE A TREE SILONG, BASEMENT- SPACE UNDERNEATH YHE MAIN HOUSE
STUMP
PUNCHAPALAN, FIREPLACE- EARTHEN FIREPLACE ABOUT 3-5
TREE DWELLERS IN THE PH: SQUARE FEET
-GADDANG AND KALINGA OF LUZON NA-ULYA, FEMALE SIDE- SPACE INSIDE AN IFUGAO HOUSE
-MANOBOS AND MANDAYA OF MINDANAO INTENDED FOR THE WIFE
-MOROS OF LAKE LANAO PANTO, DOOR- DETACHABLE WOODEN PANEL DOOR TIED TO A GIRT
-NEGRITOS OF BUKIDNON AND NORTH-CENTRAL MINDANAO TETEH, LADDER- WOODEN OR BAMBOO LADDER WHICH CAN BE
REMOVED
-BAGOBO OF DAVAO
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-MANDAYA
WANAN, PURLINS- HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF A ROOF
-BILAAN
BUGHOL, RAFTER- LONG, ROUND TREE TRUNKS
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DOTAL, FLOOR BOARD- RECTANGUL WOODEN PLANKS OD ABOUT 2
IFUGAO HOUSE INCHES THICK
BALE/FALE, HOUSE- TRADITIONAL IFUGAO HOUSE, ELEVATED AMBUBULAN, SQUARE BOX- WOODEN SQUARE FRAME BOX
SQUARE AND WINDOWLESS ONE-ROON STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO A KING POST
-HAND-HEWN TIMBER, MORTISED WITHOUT NAILS OR HARDWARE MUNDILIG, OUTER END FLOOR JOIST- SIDE-END FLOOR BEAMS
ABOVE THE GIRDER
TAKNANG, KING POST- VERTICAL WOODEN MEMBER WHERE THE MAGULON, GRASSLAND- AREA OCCUPIED CHIEFLY BY FORAGE
SQUARE BOX SUPPORTING THE PYRAMIDAL ROOF PLANTS
KULING, GIRDER- WOOD TRANSVERSE GIRDER. HOLDS THE POST RICE TERRACES, PARTS
AND HOLDS UP THE FLOOR BEAMS
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PUMPITOLAN,CENTRAL BEAM- LONG PIECE OF HEAVY SQUARED
TIMBER BAWANG, ENCLOSED POND-FIELD SURFACE- AREA ENCLOSED BY
EACG TERRACE
BAGAT, UPPER COLUMN- UPPER WOOD COLUMN MORTISED AT THE
BASE OF THE FLOOR BEAMS TAU’, FISH SUMP- LOW PORTION IN AN ENCLOSED POND-FIELD
LIUB, GIRT- HORIZONTAL TIMBER RESTING ABOVE THE UPPER ‘ALDOH, SECOND-COURSE WALLING STONE- SECOND LAYER OF
COLUMNS STONES OF THE TERRACES
HUKLUB, TRANSVERSE BEAMS- CHEST LEVEL TRANSVERSE DOPLAH, BEDROCK/ORIGINAL VALLEY-FLOOR EARTH- NATURAL
WOODEN BEAM MONTAIN SLOPE
GAWAAN, CENTRAL FLOOR JOIST- INVERTED WOODEN TEE BEAM PUMPUDUNGAN, PROPERTY MARKER- INTENDED TO IDENTIFY THE
THAT SUPPORTS THE FLOORBOARDS LIMIT OF ONE’S PROPERTY
POGNAD, STONE FOUNDATION- HUGE STONES THAT SERVE AS INADO, VEGETABLE MULCH MOUNDS- AN EARTHEN MOUND
FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE INTENDED FOR CULTIVATING VEGETABLES
IFUGAO RICE TERRACES, ZONING GANGAL, COURSE FILL/SMALL STONES- SPACE IN A STONEWALLED
TERRACE
BABLE, VILLAGE- SETTLEMENT OF AN IFUGAO COMMUNITY
BANONG, DIKE/POND-FIELD RIM- TOPMOST PART OF THE RETAINING
BALE/FALE, HOUSE- SINGLE ROOM STRUCTURE THAT SERVES AS WALL (TOPENG)
LIVING QUARTERS
ALANG, GRANARY- BUILDING INTENDED PRIMARILY AS A
TOPENG, STONE RETAINING WALL- QUARRIED ANGULAR BROKEN
STOREHOUSE FOR HARVESTED RICE GRAINS
STONES
BETEL PALM- ENDEMIC PINNATE-LEAVED PALM (ARECA CATECHU)
GONAD, FOUNDATION STONE- HUGE BOULDERS THAT SERVE AS A
INALAHAN, PUBLIC FOREST- FOREST THAT SERVES AS HUNTING FOUNDATION OF THE TERRACES
GROUND
‘AHBUBUL, SUBMERGED WATER SOURCE- NATURAL SOURCE OF
HINAOB, FOREST ADOPTED BY TERRACE COMMUNITIES- FOREST WATER
ADOPTED AND PROTECTED BY THE PEOPLE OWNING THE RICE FIELD
‘ANUL, DRAINAGE CONDUIT- ARTIFICIAL STONE CONDUIT FOR
UMA/KAINGIN, SWIDDEN FARM- SWIDDEN FARM CULTIVATED DISTRIBUTING AND DRAINING EXCESS WATER
THROUGH A ROTATION OF USERS
PAYO, STONEWALLED TERRACE POND-FIELD- SERIES OF
PAYO, STONEWALLED TERRACE POND-FIELD- SERIES OF STONE- STONEWALLED STRUCTRURES
WALLED STRUCTURES
LOBONG, WATER- IRRIGATED WATER FRON THE FOREST
LATANGAN, RESIDENTIAL AREA- AREA BEFORE THE RICE TERRACES
GUHENG, SPILLWAY- WATER OUTLET CONSTRUCTED AT THE KALINGA HOUSE
RETAINING WALL
FORUY, HOUSE
LUYO, WORKED POND-FIELD SOIL- SOIL THAT IS PLOUGHED
- The traditional house of the Kalingas. It is comprised of an elevated, rectangular
HAGUNTAL, HARD EARTH FILL- EARTH SOIL WITH PIECES OF one-room house of timber materials,
CRUSHED STRONES
TALOB, ROOF - THICK ROOFING MADE FROM 8-10 LAYERS OF
ADOG, ROUGH GRAVELFILL- SMALL PIECES OF ROCK OR GRAVEL BAMBOO
IVATAN THATCH HOUSE AGAKAN, SECONDARY RIDGE BEAM - A SQUARE, HEAVY TIMBER
OTHER TYPES OF IVATAN THATCH HOUSE: BEAM CONSTRUCTED ABOVE THE APEX OF THE RAFTERS
JINJIN, THATCH HOUSE- TYPE OF HOUSE WITH A TIMBER FRAMED SAWANG, DOOR - THE OPENING IN BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR
STRUCTURE WALLS
KAMADID- ENCLOSING’S LOWER PORTION BUILT OF WOOD INA, MAIN INTERIOR POST - THE INTERIOR TIMBER POST THAT
SUPPORTS THE WOOD STRUCTURE
RAHAUNG- USED AS A WORKING AREA AND STORAGE FOR FISHING
IMPLEMENTS TUKUD, EXTERNAL POST - THE EXTERNAL TIMBER POST
SUPPORTING THE THICK
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BATANGAN, TIE BEAM - A RECTANGULAR TIMBER, CONSTRUCTED
PAKAW, RAFTER- 4X4 PARALLEL WOOD BEAMS HORIZONTALLY AT THE MID-SECTION
TUKAH, TIE BEAM- 4X6 PIECE OF TIMBER DAIPONG, STOVE - THE HEARTH LOCATED AT THE REAR COMER OF
THE HOUSE
PANINJINAN, WALL STUD- 4” DIAMETER PIECE OF LOG
SIPI, ELEVATED FLOORING - THE SIDE PORTION INSIDE THE HOUSE
SAKONG, RIDGE COVER- THICK BUNDLE OF COGON
LUTUD, FLOOR JOIST -THE HORIZONTAL IMBER BEAM
PAREY, CORNER POST- VERTICAL PIECE OF LOG, ABOUT 7”
CONSTRUCTED ABOVE THE INTERIOR POSTS
VUVONG, LOWER RIDGE COVER- LOWER PORTION OF THE RIDGE
SAGPATAN, SHELF - A THICK FLAT PIECE OF WOOD FASTENED
TAUSUG HOUSE
HORIZONTALLY ON A WALL TO HOLD OBJECTS
PASUNEN, KING POST- 12” IN DIAMETER
MANUKDON SALAKAB, RAFTER - A RECTANGULAR TIMBER ROOF
SUPIT, REED MAT TIE- RATTAN STRIP PARALLEL TO THE RAFTERS MEMBER
PANGAÑ IVUCAN, ROOF BEAM- PIECE OF 6X6 DATTAGON, UPPER FLOOR - THE MAIN SECTION OF THE HOUSE
ELEVATED TO ABOUT 1.20M
SAPAWAN, RIDGE BEAM- 4X4 WOOD BEAM AT THE RIDGE OF THE
ROOF BAR-OGA SAWANG, WINDOW - AN OPENING THAT SUGGESTS A
WINDOW CREATED IN THE OUTER WALL
JINJIN, COGON WALL- COGON GRASS WALL
SOGWAS/DOLA, BASEMENT - THE PORTION OF THE MAIN HOUSE
BELOW THE GROUND LEVEL
SINGIT-TUKOD, STONE PEG - STARE BOULDERS INSERTED AT BINAYON/FINARYON, HOUSE - THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE IN AN
TIMBER POSTS TO FIX AND RESTRICT THE POSTS MOVEMENT OCTAGONAL LAYOUT OR PLAN.
PUDIS, FLOOR BEAM - A BEAM, LAID HORIZONTALLY ABOVE FLOOR PANABFONGAN, RIDGE BEAM - BUNDLE OF TWO TO THREE WOOD
JONT BRANCHES
PATANG, GIRDER - A RECTANGULAR TIMBER BEAM PLACED UN THE TA'RAY, VERTICAL ROOF SUPPORT - TWO PIECES OF VERTICAL
UPPER END OF THE INTERIOR POSTS TIMBER CONSTRUCTED ABOVE THE TIE BEAM
ANGATTIGAN, KING POST - THE HEAVY, SQUARE TIMBER PLACED FATANGAN, TIE BEAM - A HEAVY TIMBER LAND ABOVE THE TOP
ABOVE THE BEAM END OF THE UPPER POST
MAMALBAG SALAKAB, PURLIN - SMALL PIECES OF TIMBER LAID PISIPIS, SILL AND ROOF BEAM - SQUARE, HAND-HEWN BEAM IND
HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE RAFTERS HONZONTALLY
TUNGLOB, GABLE WALL - THE TRIANGULAR PORTION OF THE UPPER SOLING, GIRDER - A RECTANGULAR BEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
EXTERIOR WALL THE FLOOR BOARD
BUBONG, RIDGE COVER - A THICK VOLUME OF COGON GRASS, TO FUCHIS, BEAM - A SECONDARY FLOOR BEAM LAID ABOVE THE
COVER THE SPACE BETWEEN THE RIDGE FLOOR JOIST
BINUKOL, PRIMARY RIDGE BEAM - A HEAVY SQUARE TIMBER BEAM CHINGCHING, LOWER FLOOR WALLBOARDS - THICK WOODEN
WHERE THE TOP MOST PART OF THE RAFTERS RESTS PLANKS LAID HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN EXTEMAL COLUMNS
DABI, WALLBOARD - THE THICK WOOD PANEL VERTICALLY LAID TU-OD, POST - THE SQUARE-SIZED INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL POST
ABOVE THE SUPPER FLOOR THAT IS MADE FROM HARD-HEWN LUMBER
ALISOT, BAMBOO SIDING - THE EXTERNAL WALL OF THE HORSE SAMAL HOUSE
LOCATED BELOW THE UPPER FLOOR LEVEL
Traditional Samal houses are elevated rectangular one-room structures near the
PONGE, BENT RAFTER - A THICK RECTANGULAR LUMBER, HAND coastal waters of Southern Mindanao, Palawan, Zamboanga, and Sulu
HEWN TO BENT FORM archipelago.
ATI-ATIG, HORIZONTAL ROOF SUPPORT - THE HORIZONTAL TIMBER PANTAN (BRIDGE)
WITH ITS END PORTION TIED TO THE BENT RAFTERS
- clustered in groups by kinship, with 100 to 500 members per group
PARATOK, UPPER COLUMN - AN INDEPENDENT INTERIOR POST NOT
THE EXTENSION OF THE GROUP POSTS - Coastal house has ample space underneath the house for the family's pelang
(boat)
OKONG, UPPER FLOOR WALLBOARDS - THICK TIMBER PLANKS LAID
VERTICALLY BUBUNG, ROOF - GABLE ROOF WITH MODERATE SLOPE USUALLY
MADE OF NIPA THATCH
TATAGON, FLOOR (MAT) - THE MAIN FLOOR MODE FROM CLOSELY
KNIT BAMBOO STRIPS TUKALOG, STUD - SECONDARY POSTS ALONG THE PERIMETER
CHOSAR, FIXED WOODEN FLOOR - FIXED WOOD FLOORING OF LESS TAYTAYAN-TIKUS, ROOF BEAM - LUMBER OR BAMBOO LAID
THAN 2" HORIZONTALLY THROUGHOUT THE PERIMETER.
- The traditional house of the Tausug in the Southern Philippines. MANUK-MANUK TAJUK PASUNG - A SARIMANOK (BIRD) STYLE OF
BARGEBOARD. END DECORATION.
- two or more houses on stilts
Types of Roof:
- Tausug or "suluk" is the foremost ethnic group in Sulu then followed by the
Badjao (Bajau, Bajao, Badyaw, Samal or Sama), the Yakan, the Kagayan, the SUNGAN - HIPPED ROOF WITH TRIANGULAR VENTS
Iranun (llanun) and the Kalibugan (Subanun or Suba anun). LIBUT - PYRAMIDAL ROOF WITH VENTS AT THE APEX
"TAU" (MEANING PEOPLE) PANG GONG, RECEIVING AREA - A SPACE INTENDED TO RECEIVE
"SUG" (MEANING TIDE) AND ENTERTAIN GUESTS.
"TAU GIMBA" (INLAND PEOPLE) GIBAYAN, MAIN HOUSE - THE ONLY STRUCTURE IN A TAUSUG
HOUSE THAT IS PROVIDED WITH NINE POSTS AND USED BOTH AS
"TAU HIGAD" (PEOPLE ALONG THE SHORE). LIVING AND SLEEPING AREAS
LUBING-LUBING, RAFTER - RECTANGULAR LUMBER PROVIDING PANTAN, OPEN SPACE - ELEVATED, OPEN EXTENSION
SUPPORT ON THE RIDGE
LAWANG, DOOR - AN OPENING IN THE MAIN HOUSE FUNCTIONING
TIYADTAD, SPLIT BAMBOO WALL - WALL COVERING MADE FROM AS ACCESS TO ADJOINING SPACES.
SPLIT BAMBOOS
DAGTONG, BAMBOO WATER CONTAINERS - A WHOLE BAMBOO
HAG, POST - A POST AT THE PERIMETER OF THE TAUSUG HOUSE WITH A REMOVABLE OPENING
BATANG-BUBUNGAN, RIDGE BEAM - A THICK LUMBER AT THE YAKAN HOUSE
RIDGE OF THE ROOF
JUMAH, HOUSE - THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE OF THE YAKANS IN THE
PUSAL, KING POST - A VERTICAL MEMBER OFTEN IN A FORM
MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR OF BASILAN ISLAND.
SIMILAR TO A BALUSTER
- YAKAN IS THE THIRD LARGEST ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN SULU
KASAW, PURLINS - BAMBOO OR WOOD BRANCHES PLACED ABOVE
ARCHIPELAGO
THE RAFTER TO HOLD THE THATCH ROOF.
KOKAN (SLEEPING AREA)
TINDAKAN (MULTI-USE LIVING SPACE)
PANTAN OR SIMPEY (PORCH)
KOSINA (KITCHEN)
PATUNG (WOODEN FLITCH)
ANGKAP (MEZZANINE)
FANGGAL (MOSQUE)
YAKAN HOUSE IS OFTEN USED FROM 10-15 YEARS THEN WILL BE
DISMANTLED
SALILIHAN, RAFTER - LONG PIECES OF WOODEN LUMBER SET AT AN
ANGLE
BUBONG, ROOF RIDGE - LAYERS OF THATCH ROOF MATERIALS
SECURELY TIED AT THE TOP PURLINS.
KASAW, PURLIN - PIECES OF WOOD OR WHOLE BAMBOO
KULUNG, HIP RAFTER - A RAFTER SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF THE
ROOF'S SLOPING SIDES
SAMPAYAN, ROOF BEAM - LONG WOODEN PIECES OF LUMBER,
HORIZONTALLY LAID
DING-DING, WALL - THE PERIMETER WALL ENCLOSURE FROM
HAND-HEWN WOODEN.
TANDIWAN, WINDOW - THE SMALL OPENING BUILT ABOUT 1.10
METERS ABOVE THE INTERIOR FLOOR
PAGNUTIH, FLOOR JOIST - PARALLEL HORIZONTAL WOOD MEMBERS
PLACED ABOVE THE GIRDERS
PAMATUK, WALL POST - THE POST INTENDED PRIMARILY TO
REINFORCE THE PERIMETER WALL.
SALAT, TIE BEAM - WOOD MEMBERS HORIZONTALLY TIED ABOVE
THE ROOF BEAMS
GAWANG, DOOR - THE OPENING OF THE PERIMETER WALL
BABAG, GIRDER - A HORIZONTAL WOOD MEMBER TIGHTLY
SECURED TO THE POSTS AS SUPPORT FOR THE FLOOR JOISTS.
ULUM, POST - THE VERTICAL PIECE OF LOG