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Ambiong
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English
Etymology
en ibl Ambiong. See that for more details.
Proper noun
en barangay city/Baguio p/Benguet c/Philippines.
en barangay mun/La Trinidad p/Benguet c/Philippines.
Meronyms
heading CAR Benguet La Trinidad Ambiong
See also
heading CAR Baguio
heading CAR Benguet La Trinidad
Ibaloi
Etymology
From ibl ambiongan, a colorful bee species that produced very sweet honey. They were abundant in the area before. The area was then split into two; the northern part to La Trinidad and the southern part to Baguio.
ibl lowlanders hiked to attempt to search for ambiongan. Together with their Ibaloi friends, they were able to find other colorful bees but not the ambiongan. They inhabited the surroundings and started having ibl kanyaw ritual while drinking ibl tapey. One time, during the feast of the kne pangat/ibl peshit, they invited all relatives and friends from afar, and at midday just after dancing ibl bendian, the pangat emerged in the middle and shouted to ibl Kabunian that he declares the name of the place wherein they are feasting as "Ambiong" as a remembrance of the ambiongan story and to continue to seach for honey.
Proper noun
ibl proper noun
ibl barangay city/Baguio p/Benguet c/Philippines
ibl barangay mun/La Trinidad p/Benguet c/Philippines
References
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Ambiong – Baguio Barangay History Edith B. Baobaoen 2000-08-30 Brief History of Baguio Barangays