Manuvu Ethno-Linguistic Lore
Cosmic Realms
Creation Mythos (Cosmogony)
Starting from a formless void, Manama fashioned two steel bars into a frame. He then scraped off his fingernails and molded the scrapings into a mass that became the Earth.
Spiritual Pantheons & Deities (2)
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Manama
(Immortal)
The supreme deity, also known as Sigalungan (all-seeing); created the earth from his fingernail scrapings and created the diwatas to assist him.
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Ogassi
(Immortal)
The brother of Manama; responsible for human mortality by incorporating abaca strands into the clay used to create humans.
🛡️ 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.