﻿ix. n. s Robertson: The lgorots of Lepanto 469 



information contained in the documents for Lepanto was ob- 

 tained mainly from people who, although in the lower grades 

 of civilization, are called "wild," in order to distinguish them as 

 non-Christians from the civilized Christian Malayan races prop- 

 erly called Filipinos, 4 the essential parts relating to their customs 

 and beliefs are here reproduced. The few stories recounted, 

 fragmentary as they are, have come down by oral tradition 

 through many generations; most of the practices described are 

 still in force, although they are bound to disappear through 

 contact with higher civilization. As will be seen by citations 

 in footnotes, the present culture of the lgorots is not very dif- 

 ferent from that of some of the Filipinos at the time of the 

 Spanish conquest. 



It is hoped that these documents will prove an addition to 

 what has already been published about the northern peoples of 

 Luzon by well-known writers, such as Worcester, Jenks, and 

 Beyer, if in no other way than as a basis for comparison. Very 

 little has been written about the lgorots of Lepanto, and little 

 real ethnological work has been done among them. This paper 

 is in no sense the result of personal investigation among the 

 lgorots, and the only claim that I make for it is as editor 

 and compiler. In editing these accounts I have considered of 

 minor importance the orthographic peculiarities of the partially 

 English-educated Filipino translator, interesting as these might 

 be in a paper devoted exclusively to the study of English as 

 learned in the Philippines, for I fear lest the phonetic spelling 

 detract from the subject of prime importance. Most of the 

 errors in spelling have, therefore, been silently corrected, a very 

 few punctuation marks and capitals altered, and a few glaring 

 grammatical errors corrected. Otherwise, the translator, when 

 citations are made direct, is followed strictly. The material 

 taken from the Mancayan manuscript, however, I translated 



that of the Benguet-Lepanto lgorots is well defined, the first rancherias 

 of the latter tribe on the north and west being Quinali, Besao, Payeo, 

 Bagnen, Bangnitan, Data, Sabangan, Bonayan, Pingad, Gayan and Na- 

 matec." He notes also (p. 851) that many Tinguians live among the 

 Lepanto lgorots of Tiagan, Concepcion, and Angaki. The dialects spoken 

 by the lgorots of Lepanto (p. 862) are known as Kankanai, in the southern 

 part, and Katangnan, in the central and northern parts. Regarding their 

 state of culture, Worcester (p. 850) says: "All in all, the Benguet-Lepanto 

 lgorots must be considered far more highly civilized than any other non- 

 Christian northern Luzon tribe except the Tingians." Beyer (ut supra, 

 p. 97) implies that the Ifugaos are the most highly developed of the moun- 

 tain peoples, or at least the most capable of development. 



'Census of the Philippine Islands. Washington (1905), 1, 22. 



