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Monument of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
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This is my mother's hometown. A place where everything begins, that in my life I felt a sense of having a place like home in my mother's old neighborhood in Domang, located in the name "Dupax" del Sur comes from the Isinai word "dopaj".
ISINAI tribe or isinai-bird they called, (also spelled Isinay) referring to both their original spoken language are a small ethnic group and the native people of Aritao, Bambang, and Dupax del Sur dialect living in the municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya, as well as in Quirino province. Shows the numbers decrease, with just around few individuals on record losing their community’s practices across the entire country.
However, there might be members who are trying their best to keep their practices intact and preserve the culture save the threatened language to keep from extinction, as well as their traditions.
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i.e of the isinay words;
"I am an Isinay" is "Isinaya"
"Thank you very much" is "Salamat podda."
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| As the Spanish conquistadores came to secure their foothold on their
local lands in the 16th century, the Isinai communities became one of
the first witnesses and victims of the fight. However, as centuries came
and passed, the people remained alive with their own practices of the
colorful cultural treasures they kept from their ancestors. |
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freshly picked Gumamela / Hibiscus flower
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Dupax del Sur is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
Everyone in this town was very friendly.
Remembering how my amazing adventure begins in here. The very first place I have ever
traveled too far since I was little, that we visit frequently during vacation or holidays. An unforgettable memories I will forever cherished the most...and then I realized, adventure is the best way she did teach me to learn and experience everyday in things that opens my mind saying “yes” to new adventures! When I turned 5, I already learn how to commute and go places by myself and begin to take on real responsibilities. My favorite memory from childhood is beginning to develop my independence and developing important real life skills.
Life is short.
Let’s hear from you!
And you, do you have any interesting childhood memories in your parent's hometown?
Let me know in the comments!
I would like to read it.
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