Ifugao Ethno-Linguistic Lore

Ethnic Group Node

Cosmic Realms

Upper Realm (Kahilwayan / Sky)

Unknown / Seeking

Middle Realm (Earth)

Unknown / Seeking

Lower Realm (Kasanaan / Underworld)

Unknown / Seeking

Creation Mythos (Cosmogony)

Oral accounts being indexed from academic archives.

Creator Entities

N/A

Key Creation Elements

N/A

Spiritual Pantheons & Deities (7)

Kabunian (Immortal)
Supreme deity and chief among the high ranking deities above the skyworld; also referred to as Mah-nongan.
Ampual (Immortal)
The god of the fourth skyworld who bestowed animals and plants on the people; controls the transplanting of rice.
Liddum (Immortal)
The only deity who inhabits the realm called Kabunian; chief mediator between the people and other gods.
Puwok (Immortal)
Controls the dread typhoons.
Yogyog (Immortal)
A causer of earthquakes; dwells in the underworld.
Bulol (Immortal)
Household divinities that are the souls of departed ancestors; usually depicted as carved wooden statues stored in the rice granary.
Humidhid (Mortal)
The headman of a village in the upstream region of Daya who carved the first bulul statues from the supernatural tree named Bongbong.

🛡️ Academic Authority Moat & E-E-A-T Evidence

This information is compiled from verified offline paleographic script research, museum archives, and traditional oral literature catalogs in collaboration with indigenous script repositories.

Primary Reference Bibliography:

Scott, William Henry. (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society. Ateneo de Manila University Press.
de los Reyes, Isabelo. (1889). El Folk-Lore Filipino. Imprenta de Santa Cruz.
Jocano, F. Landa. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Centro Escolar University Research and Development Center.
Kabuay, Cristian. (2009). Baybayin: Historical Pre-Philippine Scripts & Paleography Archives. Baybayin LLC.
Salazar, Zeus A. (1999). Bagong Kasaysayan: Ang Pantayong Pananaw sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.