B'LAAN BIG COMMUNITY......BONG BANWU IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

BONG BANWU IS A BIG COMMUNITY....It is not only a community of people, but also includes their alnigo or kaingin, gumlok or hunting grounds, bulol or mountains, e-el or river or creek, ritual sites and burial grounds. The banwu used in it's most common form refers to the parcel of land with which a family group is associated. Banwu is often considered to be a sub territory of a bong banwu. Banwu means the area over which a man can hunt without asking permission. To move away from ones own banwu and occupy land in another area, even if this area was considered to be with B'LAAN territory, would incite hostilities from the resident group. Each banwu and the land or village which comprise the the banwu, are usually under the authority and control of a traditional leader, known as a Fulong. Occasionally, banwu leadership might be held jointly, by two closely related FULONGS. A number of neighboring banwu, in a specified discrete region of domain, are referred as a bong banwu. The traditional leader of the bong banwu is Termed the Bong Fulong..........In the past, the term bong banwu was used by the Highland B'laan to refer to a very large village or a collection of villages and it's accompanying and surrounding land. One village was conceptualized by the B'LAAN as the resident of one ,man's family. The name of the family's most senior was often used to refer to the village and it's surrounding area. The locality in which the resident of the Bong Fulong is located usually indicate by

a higher population density. Each banwu and land or villages which comprises of banwu are usually under the authority and control of a traditional leader known as Fulong........PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS..........