The Untold Stories of Ivatans |
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Naidi Hills Tale |
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Naidi Hills in Basco |
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Estorya nu Naidi (Ivatan Version) |
Naidi Hills Tale
(English Version) |
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Umanam kan nakawara da nu Castila an mana sira u Español du di Vasay aya am nu estorya am sira u minidi du di Vasay aya am pinarin da a catdan da u tokon a may ngara su Naidi. Nauri u ngaranan siya su Naidi ta dawri kaychowa u nanuma a chinatdan da nu Ivasay. Mawara da na sira u Español am sira u matada du Naidi aya am tinuvoy sira nu Español saya a matda an mana mayadis du racoj a ratay a nauri ngaranan aya su Basco sichanguryao. Du nakapaydis darana nu tao-tao saya a yapu du Naidi a mangay du racoj a ratay am pinay trabaho da sa nu Español siraya a mapatnek su vahavahay sa akma su kaescuelan, timban kanu vaha-vahay da nu Español saya. Nu estorya am an mian kuno dira du minidi saya u mangola-ngolay du ipatrabaho daya nu Español dira am castigohen da sira u Ivatan aya su oyod a maymetmet. Racoj kuno u na sacrificio da nu trabahador saya a Ivatan du tanuro da nu Español siraori. Katayoka darana mapatnek su vaha-vahay saya, am sira u Español saya am ninanawo darana sira u saya a maytulas as kano may leer. Sira u papali am nirios dasa u Ivatan siraya a Cristiano as kananawo da sira a maydasal as kano makanta su kanta du timban. Karahan da nu Español saya am sira u Ivatan a matda kaychowa do Naidi aya am navidin dana sa do ratay aya a nauri u may ngaran aya su Basco sichanguryao. Nu Naidi aya sichanguryao am manghaya su aro a torista kano matatarek sa tao kano minidi ta nu Naidi aya am oyod a mavid a tokon. |
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Before the Spaniards came to Batanes, everyone lived peacefully and quietly in Naidi Hills. Naidi was then better known as “Idi” which means a town or a village. When these armies of Spaniards came, they have driven away the people in “Idi” to go to the plains as ordered of their Generals. The Spaniards made and treated the Ivatan people as if they were workers and carpenters. The Ivatans were forced to make buildings on the plains like small schools, libraries, churches and houses for the Spaniards. The Ivatans faced bravely the punishments, sufferings and sacrifices under the control of the Spaniards. After the buildings were finished, Spaniards began to enhance knowledge of the Ivatans. They taught the Ivatans how to read and write Spain language. The Spanish priests baptized the Ivatans, they also teached them how to pray and sing church hymms. After the domination of the Spaniards, none of the Ivatans ever lived again in “Idi”. All of them lived on the plain which is called Basco today, while “Idi” is now a famous tourist spot in Batanes, which is now better known as the “Naidi Hills”. |
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