My grandpa told me a funny story of them carrying him home when drunk, after his mom called n said come home. He said he left the bar walking, then he started feeling himself gliding home and the rest he cnt remember 😂. Then says when home, he speaks with mom and she is glad to c him being as she was worried and sent the taotaomo’na after him to bring him picking him up by his ears !!! 😂 I’ve always loved them and appreciated their presence n my life, truly ❤ si ju’os må’ase 🫶🏾
so many similarities with Filipino pre-colonial beliefs. Aniti sounds like "Anito" (spirits). Taotao sounds like "tao" (people) and mona sounds like "muna" (first). "Taotao" itself is the word for carved figures that represent the anitos. When you go into the forest, you have to ask permission from the spirits there
Plural for aniti = manganiti. Plural for anito in Filipino = mga anito (prounounced manganito). Anito were ancestor spirits or nature spirits in the Philippines, and they were represented by "taotao", carved humanoid figures in wood, stone, or ivory passed down through generations. I'd love for someone to explore the similarities between different precolonial Austronesian lores/belief systems, even academia has little to say about it.
This was wonderful. I loved it. I hope that _ancestors_ are able to see how people like you bring history to the forefront. Of course, it doesn't change what happened, but it elucidates so many current situations.
I like how you added the artwork. Your video content offers wonderful information and encouragement for learning and thinking about culture, history, and language.
The common belief of Taiwanese indigenous peoples centers around ancestral spirits. It is referred to as tazusa in Kavalan, ahlaman in Lhaʼalua, aki in Thao, utux rudan in Seediq and Truku, and sevalitan in Paiwan. Interestingly, in the Tao language, anito also means spirit of the dead or ghost. It probably came from the PAn root *qaNiCu, meaning spirit of the dead. The q was lost to lenition, and the C became a t similar to mata, leaving us with anito. The same form can be seen in Bunun's hanitu, Tsou's hicu, Siraya's litto and Puyuma's word for owls, HalTu. Some of these can mean ghosts or evil spirits, but also sometimes have both the meanings of ancestral spirits and ghosts. There was the practice of burying deceased family members under the floor of the family house, usually in a slate coffin or in a clay pot, in order to keep their spirits with the family.
Thank you for the information and thoughts! I do think aniti is ultimately derived from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. There are many other cognates throughout the Austronesian speaking world like Hantu.
@@pulanspeaks I also find the *qaNi- part of *qaNiCu interesting, since l and n have similar place of articulation and are a common pair in sound changes. *qali-/*kali-/*qaCi- are roots for anything sacred, often related to things that fly, the wind, or things in the sky, like rainbow, butterflies, bees and such. I wonder if *qaNiCu ultimately came from *qali-Cau, meaning sacred people.
Many similarities to Philippine (PH) languages: Tao = person in Tagalog (a major PH language on the Pacific seaboard) and several other PH languages. "Taotao" is "persons." Mo'na = "mauna" in Tagalog, a temporal word that means to go ahead; "nauna" means that which came before. Aniti = "anito" in Tagalog, meaning primitive (ancestral) spirits Manman = to stare or to observe in Tagalog Ga'lagu = "gala aso," Tagalog for roaming dog or unfettered dog Amot = "amot," in Pangasinan, a Northern PH language, means to hide. Lemlem = "limlim," means (twilight) dark in several PH languages "Tai" = "Dai" in Bicol, a major PH language on the Pacific seaboard, is a negation and commonly means no. "Ulu" = head in almost all PH languages "Mata" = eyes in almost all PH languages "Taki" = also feces in Ilocano and in almost all Cordilleran (northern PH) languages "Ngokngok" = "Ngongo" in Tagalog means a person with a speech impediment
You're doing really important work, chelu. Si Yu'os Ma'åse.
My grandpa told me a funny story of them carrying him home when drunk, after his mom called n said come home. He said he left the bar walking, then he started feeling himself gliding home and the rest he cnt remember 😂. Then says when home, he speaks with mom and she is glad to c him being as she was worried and sent the taotaomo’na after him to bring him picking him up by his ears !!! 😂 I’ve always loved them and appreciated their presence n my life, truly ❤ si ju’os må’ase 🫶🏾
a lot of these are also familiar in philippine folklore and mythology. some i thought originated from indian mythology. wow.
so many similarities with Filipino pre-colonial beliefs. Aniti sounds like "Anito" (spirits). Taotao sounds like "tao" (people) and mona sounds like "muna" (first). "Taotao" itself is the word for carved figures that represent the anitos. When you go into the forest, you have to ask permission from the spirits there
Plural for aniti = manganiti. Plural for anito in Filipino = mga anito (prounounced manganito). Anito were ancestor spirits or nature spirits in the Philippines, and they were represented by "taotao", carved humanoid figures in wood, stone, or ivory passed down through generations. I'd love for someone to explore the similarities between different precolonial Austronesian lores/belief systems, even academia has little to say about it.
Che'lu said the duhendes manifest near the Latte stones. I knew the Lattes weren't only foundations for dwellings
This was wonderful. I loved it. I hope that _ancestors_ are able to see how people like you bring history to the forefront. Of course, it doesn't change what happened, but it elucidates so many current situations.
I loved this! Thank you so much!!
I like how you added the artwork. Your video content offers wonderful information and encouragement for learning and thinking about culture, history, and language.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the artwork and found the content engaging.
The common belief of Taiwanese indigenous peoples centers around ancestral spirits. It is referred to as tazusa in Kavalan, ahlaman in Lhaʼalua, aki in Thao, utux rudan in Seediq and Truku, and sevalitan in Paiwan. Interestingly, in the Tao language, anito also means spirit of the dead or ghost. It probably came from the PAn root *qaNiCu, meaning spirit of the dead. The q was lost to lenition, and the C became a t similar to mata, leaving us with anito. The same form can be seen in Bunun's hanitu, Tsou's hicu, Siraya's litto and Puyuma's word for owls, HalTu. Some of these can mean ghosts or evil spirits, but also sometimes have both the meanings of ancestral spirits and ghosts.
There was the practice of burying deceased family members under the floor of the family house, usually in a slate coffin or in a clay pot, in order to keep their spirits with the family.
Thank you for the information and thoughts! I do think aniti is ultimately derived from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. There are many other cognates throughout the Austronesian speaking world like Hantu.
@@pulanspeaks I also find the *qaNi- part of *qaNiCu interesting, since l and n have similar place of articulation and are a common pair in sound changes. *qali-/*kali-/*qaCi- are roots for anything sacred, often related to things that fly, the wind, or things in the sky, like rainbow, butterflies, bees and such. I wonder if *qaNiCu ultimately came from *qali-Cau, meaning sacred people.
Great work!
I like that pic of taotaomona just build different
Many similarities to Philippine (PH) languages:
Tao = person in Tagalog (a major PH language on the Pacific seaboard) and several other PH languages. "Taotao" is "persons."
Mo'na = "mauna" in Tagalog, a temporal word that means to go ahead; "nauna" means that which came before.
Aniti = "anito" in Tagalog, meaning primitive (ancestral) spirits
Manman = to stare or to observe in Tagalog
Ga'lagu = "gala aso," Tagalog for roaming dog or unfettered dog
Amot = "amot," in Pangasinan, a Northern PH language, means to hide.
Lemlem = "limlim," means (twilight) dark in several PH languages
"Tai" = "Dai" in Bicol, a major PH language on the Pacific seaboard, is a negation and commonly means no.
"Ulu" = head in almost all PH languages
"Mata" = eyes in almost all PH languages
"Taki" = also feces in Ilocano and in almost all Cordilleran (northern PH) languages
"Ngokngok" = "Ngongo" in Tagalog means a person with a speech impediment
You can also say Taotaomo'na means first people as mo'na is also first. And håfadei from Saipan btw 👋🏽
There is a tribe on the Indonesian island of Maluku called TaoTao. Mo'na could also be Sea or ocean in Austronesian etymology.
I man mo’fo’na na taotao (ni esta man matai).