How to Cook the Local Version of Pakbet

 How to Cook the Local Version of Pinakbet

Pinakbet (pi/nak/’bət) or pakbet is, without a doubt, the Pangasinense's comfort food. It has that peculiar blend of flavors that Ilocanos and Pangasinenses love, even though it comes off as a strange melange to the uninitiated: salty, sour, bitter, slightly sweet, grassy/herbal, creamy, and full of umami.

This humble dish is easy to make. With served in the most ordinary days, cravings for the familiar flavors of home are satisfied in every bite without being cloying.

The local version uses a recipe with this particular set of preferences: Eggplants are preferably the pale-colored, bulb-shaped variety (balbalosa). The ampalaya (bitter melon/gourd) is the dwarf, a lot more bitter variety. Tomatoes are preferably the pumpkin-looking one called tres cantos. Onion is preferably lasuna (shallot) and garlic preferably the small variety grown in Ilocos.

Locals are very particular with the bagoong. It has to be the dark reddish-brown, salt-cured anchovy-based variety from Lingayen (bagoong/inasin a monamon).

Ginger, crushed, is also indispensable.

The optional ingredients are green pepper (the long green sili/finger chili), topped; bagnet, lechon kawali, roasted or fried fish, or parboiled pork with a generous portion of fat, also topped.

Vegetable oil is used if the sautéing step is preferred.

The older generation preferred squeezing everything together inside a clay pot (sayap, palayok) -- the harder ingredients first, then the easy-cooking ones at the top -- and then, using firewood, boil everything together with bagoong until the whole thing turns into an almost amorphous blob of green, red, and various shades of brown.

Some prefer sauteing the pre-boiled meat, onion, garlic, tomatoes, and the other vegetables first, then drowning the whole thing with water, but purists frown upon this step. They prefer plain boiling with just a little water until the broth is brought to near reduction and the vegetables get shrunk in size, for this is where the term pakbet or pinakbet comes from: the original word pinakubet (Pangasinan) means "shrunk" or "shriveled." The sayap is carefully shaken (isintak) to make sure the vegetables are mixed in the desired degree, i.e., without crushing the vegetables. Mixing the dish with a ladle supposedly turns the ampalaya overly bitter.

Oftentimes, the tomatoes are added in later after the pot is brought to a boil or the eggplants will not reach the desired stage of wilting.

A crucial step in cooking pinakbet is the addition of bagoong. Separately in a deep bowl, about two tablespoons of bagoong monamon are diluted with some of the boiling stock, stirred until the bits of bagoong fish (anchovies) are dissolved, then poured into the pot, with the fish bones strained using a sapitan (strainer). This step is called panag-sagsag (sagsagan, sinagsagan), with sagsag as the root word, referring to the use of bagoong as flavor-enhancing agent.

Other optional vegetable ingredients include diced camote (sweet potato, preferably yellow variety, for use as salt buffer and to lend some sweetness), okra, saluyot, patani seeds (to lend a particular fragrance), segmented malunggay pods, and winged beans or sigarilyas. Cabbage wedges also work nicely.

Leftover adobo would be a good substitute for bagnet as sambong or sahog (a term used to refer to the main protein ingredient that enhances the flavor of the dish). If there is none, boiled pork cuts or pre-fried bangus (milkfish) will do, or even chicharron (pork cracklings). Shrimps may also be used as sambong.

Served a bit overcooked, pakbet is eaten with a steaming mound of rice. Pinakbet tastes even better with sauteed fish buro as side dish.

Kalabasa (squash) and sitaw are often the 'deal-breaker' in this recipe, for once these are added, and the bagoong used is bagoong alamang (shrimp paste), the dish is no longer called pinakbet but bulanglang, which is even more open to additional ingredients (patola, sitaw tops, etc.).

“Galikin” or “Aligando” (Traditional Pangasinan Christmas Carol)

According to Roman Catholic priest Immanuel Escaño, as interviewed and published in the national broadsheet Philippine Daily Inquirer dated January 9, 2012, “galikin” is perhaps the oldest and longest Pangasinan song that tells the story of Jesus Christ from conception to birth. 

The word “galikin” came from the Pangasinan word “galicayo” which means “come over here.” The song normally lasts for 19 minutes and is sung usually on January 6, the Feast of the Ephiphany (“Three Kings”) and is intended to be sung at night until early morning when everyone is fast asleep. Carolers visit some selected houses and after singing they are given some money by the house owners.

The composer of the song is unknown but it is believed to have been composed during the Spanish times when the influence of Mexican music was strong and is evident from the song.

The culture-bearer interviewed said that they usually perform their “caroling” even at the nearby town of Malasiqui where it is also patronized there. She said she learned it from some old folks during her younger days and she tasked herself to commit the song to memory while she was still young.

There are hardly “manag-galikin” nowadays as it is losing out to modern music. “Galikin” or “aligando” is performed only during cultural festivals in the province such as the provincial government’s “Balitok a Taoir” (Golden Heritage).

“Galikin” is also at the center of the premier festival maintained by the pilgrimage town of Manaoag, Pangasinan called the “Galicayo Festival” and held every first week of December. “Aligando” is the term used for the longer version, which is a corruption of the Spanish aguinaldo (meaning gift), and it is still performed during the provincial government’s “Balitok a Taoir” (Golden Heritage) Cultural Festival.

It is arguably one of the oldest and longest Pangasinan (if not Filipino song) song telling the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Since it is written and sung in the Pangasinan language, the music and the depth of the Pangasinan words used in the lyric can be seen.

As with Christmas caroling, “galikin” usually is a social activity rekindling the bond among friends, neighbors, and families.

Apart from the aforementioned events, the “galikin” and “manag-galikin” are becoming a rarity nowadays in the province as they are losing out to modern music.

Galikin

Masantos tan mablin oras 

So inter na Dyus laoas 

Ombangon itin misalamat 

Ombangon itin misalamat 

Tan inanak la'y Dyus anak 

Tan inanak la'y Dyus anak 

Ombangon itin onliing 

Agagi mi'ran ami-amin 

Ta inanak la nen Marian Birhin 

Ta inanak la nen Marian Birhin 

So ari'd taoen tan dalin 

So ari'd taoen tan dalin 

(Ebat ed Galikin)

Galikin 

Galikin Kapastorisan 

Gali kayon 

Gali kayon manangigalang 

Ed ari ra'y 

Ed ari ra'y kataoaenan 

A dia'd Belen so nianakan 

A dia'd Belen so nianakan 

(Ebat ed Biteoen)

Biteoen Biteoen kan pinmanengneng 

Diman ed 

Diman ed letaka'y agew 

Sikato 'ma'y 

Sikato 'ma'y tumtumbuken 

Na talo'ran ararin kuanen 

Na talo'ran ararin kuanen 

Ta nen baleg la’y lokun to 

Nen Marian ma-Divino 

Linma ya dinalaw to 

Linma ya dinalaw to 

Si Isabel a kapinsan to 

Si Isabel a kapinsan to 

Sakey ya anghil so dinmago 

San Gabriel so ngaran to 

Bang say kuan ton angibano 

Bang say kuan ton angibano 

Ave Marian ma-Divino 

Ave Marian ma-Divino 

Galikin (4x)

Nen usto lan siam bulan 

So lokun nen Marian malalang 

Pinakna na Kataoan 

Pinakna na Kataoan 

A say mundo’y nalioaoaoan 

A say mundo’y nalioaoaoan 

Bang balet so naisipan 

Nen arin Herodes ya kuan 

Nanpabando’d nanarian 

Nanpabando’d nanarian 

Ed sakop ton panuuleyan 

Ed sakop ton panuuleyan 

Et nadngel dayan intaoag 

Di San Joseph tan Marian mapalar 

Pinmaoil la’ran maganat 

Pinmaoil la’ran maganat 

Ed Nazareth baley dan gendat 

Ed Nazareth baley dan gendat 

Ta nila ran amin lanti 

So kakanayon dan dili 

Et andi lambengat la’y mangasi 

Et andi lambengat la’y mangasi 

Ya mamasegep no nayari 

Ya mamasegep no nayari 

Say oalna’y too nen saman 

Laut la’d saray mamayaman 

Kaingit o kagola da’ra’y 

Kaingit o kagola da’ra’y 

Kakanayon dan masegsegang 

Kakanayon dan masegsegang 

Dia’d labin alay betel 

Panaon la’y malinaew 

Si San Joseph oala’y anengneng 

Si San Joseph oala’y anengneng 

A kamalir a dirindingen 

A kamalir a dirindingen 

Esposa kuan ton sinmingger 

Diman ita la ondaoes 

Ed kamalir ta oala’y atep 

Ed kamalir ta oala’y atep 

Itepel la’y betel a baleg 

Itepel la’y betel a baleg 

Diman so pinonta ra 

Si San Joseph tan si Maria 

Oala’y atotong na baka 

Oala’y atotong na baka 

Ya amarokolan to la 

Ya amarokolan to la 

Dia’d pegley na labin mas 

Ya mareen la’ra’y lapag 

Kapagdaka ton inianak 

Kapagdaka ton inianak 

So masurin Dyus Anak 

So masurin Dyus Anak 

Osang, dika’y amarokolan 

Ed Mesias ya malalang 

Masiado’y betel ed saman 

Masiado’y betel ed saman 

Ya nilikna na Kataoan 

Ya nilikna na Kataoan 

Masiado’y karumsisan 

Na kamalir a nananakan 

Salambengat kaabigan 

Salambengat kaabigan 

Ta anghilis so amayamay 

Ta anghilis so amayamay 

Anghilis tan Serafinis 

Ya pari saray pastoris 

Oadman iran arasdasig 

Oadman iran arasdasig 

Ed marumsis a kamalir 

Ed marumsis a kamalir 

Bangnen oalo’ra’y agew to 

Impangalsiman to’y anak to 

Et bang say impangingaran to 

Et bang say impangingaran to 

Manuel Salvador del Mundo 

Manuel Salvador del Mundo 

Anem agew so binilang 

Sikato la’y tinandaan 

Et talo’ran ari’y dinmalaw 

Et talo’ran ari’y dinmalaw 

Ya rigalo so isaklang 

Ya rigalo so isaklang 

Sarama’y ararin talo 

Nagsi-aoit ira’y rigalo 

Mira, balitok tan balsamo 

Mira, balitok tan balsamo 

Ya pampuyok da’d Sali’y Niño 

Ya pampuyok da’d Sali’y Niño 

Bang say aoit nen San Melchor 

Sama’y masurin balitok 

Ya intalaga ton innonot 

Ya intalaga ton innonot 

Ed Marian masantos 

Ed Marian masantos 

Et bang sa aoit nen San Gaspar 

Sama’y mira lambengat 

Irigalo to’d Mesias 

Irigalo to’d Mesias 

Ya oadman a kapanianak 

Ya oadman a kapanianak 

Bang say aoit nen San Baltazar 

Sama’y balsamo lambengat 

Ninonot ton ibagat 

Ninonot ton ibagat 

Ed sankablian a Mesias 

Ed sankablian a Mesias 

Si Herodes anengneng to ‘ra 

So sarama’y ararin talo’ra 

Say kuan ton nansalita 

Say kuan ton nansalita 

Seseñoris onsamar ki pa 

Seseñoris onsamar ki pa 

Ta no kablian yon talo 

Mapatnag ta arari kayo 

Tabi pa ed kablian yo 

Tabi pa ed kablian yo 

No iner so laen yo 

No iner so laen yo 

Ebat da’y talo’ran arari 

Si Jesus so dalaoen mi 

Ta inanak la kono lanti 

Ta inanak la kono lanti 

So ari’y ganagana’y ari 

So ari’y ganagana’y ari 

Arin Herodes mannonot ka 

Ta ondalaw itin magano 

Ta nianak la kono lanti 

Ta nianak la kono lanti 

Onangob iti’d sali to 

Onangob iti’d sali to 

Inkua’y Herodes ed sikara 

Natan ag ak makapila 

Ta oala’y mapilit kon gaoa 

Ta oala’y mapilit kon gaoa 

Kanian natan onona kila 

Kanian natan onona kila 

No sata’y kuan yon ari 

Ya anak a maung a bii 

Inkapoli to met lagi 

Inkapoli to met lagi 

A taoir to’d laki to tan bai 

A taoir to’d laki to tan bai 

Ta bang pano ompaoil kayo la 

Say kuan ko ta onsamar kayo dia 

Ta siak balet so onla 

Ta siak balet so onla 

Ta inanak la kasin tua 

Ta inanak la kasin tua 

Dia’d satan iman mas la’ra’ 

So sarama’y ararin talo’ra 

Et bang say tinumbok da 

Et bang say tinumbok da 

Sama’y sindag na lioaoa 

Sama’y sindag na lioaoa 

Ed bang nen onsabi ‘ra 

Ed kaoalaa’y Birhin Maria 

Tampol angigalang ira 

Tampol angigalang ira 

Sali’y Niño’y inangoban da 

Sali’y Niño’y inangoban da 

Say komaduan inggalang da 

Si San Joseph tan si Maria 

Agay kala Maria kuan da 

Agay kala Maria kuan da 

Ta inianak mo’y manamalsa 

Ta inianak mo’y manamalsa 

Nen ayari la’ran angigalang 

So sarama’y ararin kinuan 

Labay da mas la’y ompikal 

Labay da mas la’y ompikal 

Ya ompaoil la’ra’d nanlapuan 

Ya ompaoil la’ra’d nanlapuan 

Taynan mi kila Kataoan 

Ag mo kami lilingoanan 

Say dayew mo’d sankamundoan 

Say dayew mo’d sankamundoan 

Sikato’y itarok mi natan 

Sikato’y itarok mi natan 

Nen manaakar la’ra 

So sarama’y ararin talo’ra 

Getma ya samaren da 

Getma ya samaren da 

Si Herodes ya maruksa 

Si Herodes ya maruksa 

Sakey ya anghil a manuna 

So pinmayaoar ed sikara 

Say kuan to ompaoil kila 

Say kuan to ompaoil kila 

Ag yo sasamare’y Herodes a maruksa 

Ag yo sasamare’y Herodes a maruksa 

Say ayari laoari’d nonot da 

Si Herodes so samaren da 

Anghil balet so angibaga 

Anghil balet so angibaga 

Ya aleg ya onsamar ira 

Ya aleg ya onsamar ira 

Dia’d saman a pantatalaran 

Nen arin Herodes a duksaan 

Pasnuk to’y sankabalgan 

Pasnuk to’y sankabalgan 

Basallos to ‘ra’y ginanggan 

Basallos to ‘ra’y ginanggan

KEY INFORMANT/S:

Mrs. Avelina Palisoc Perez (Tia Bibit), a 66-year old resident of Tambac, Bayambang, Pangasinan

REFERENCE/S AND OTHER RESOURCES:  

https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galiken

www.pressreader.com

NAME OF PROFILER/MAPPER: 

Mr. Ian Michel L. Datuin

Mrs. Rebecca C. Manzano

Reinelle Viette C. Junio

Jochelle P. Rivera

Sheila Mae G. Perez

Alcella Anne D. Junio 

DATE PROFILED:  June 2, 2019

Gipang-Making in Amanperez

Gipang is a dark, crunchy, and sweet treat that reportedly originated in Brgy. Amanperez, this town. Part-pinipig and part-pop rice, it comes in a brick shape and sold in separate plastic bags in the market.

According to the residents there, they have been making gipang since they were young, and that the tradition of making gipang goes back to their ancestors. According to their own estimate, commercial production started in the 1950s-1960s, when all households in the barrio produced or cooked gipang.

In Rosita Manlongat de Vera's makeshift production area, it can be seen that gipang is essentially made of deremen, the glutinous rice that is toasted at immature stage and blackened with charcoal, giving it a smoky flavor, and traditionally used on All Saints' Day to make a rice cake called inlubi, which is cooked in honor of the dearly departed.

To make gipang, she said, the deremen is made into binotang deremen, deremen that is puffed a bit by frying it in oil with molten molasses on an arms-length flatbed steel fryer and, once done, the whole thing is quickly partitioned into blocks and hauled off. Timing is reportedly important, so as to achieve the desired degree of doneness. The result is an interesting combination of flavors and consistency: chewy, crunchy, smoky and sweet at the same time. Like pinipig, though not flattened into flakes, this greenish-gray treat is often used as topping in halo-halo or eaten as is.

It is also being sold outside of the town.

Rice Cracker-Making in Sancagulis

An unassuming house in Brgy. Sancagulis has been producing rice crackers since the '80s.

According to Romulo Castillo, President of the Sancagulis Multi-Purpose Cooperative which owns the mini-factory, he and his coworkers found themselves laid off from their job in Bulacan as fish cracker factory workers in the '80s. They went back home to Sancagulis with no idea what to do for gainful employment when it occurred to them to put into good use their knowledge and experience in making fish crackers.

During President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration, Castillo and company decided to seek the help of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). They learned about its Adjustment Measure Program or AMP, which is "a safety net program that provides package of assistance and other forms of intervention as a means of helping workers and companies cope with economic and social disruptions." To avail of the program, the Sancagulis residents decided to pool their resources and form a workers' organization and have it accredited.

Duly registered in 2005 with 124 members, the organization was able to procure P1.1 million in DOLE assistance. On top of this, the Department of Science and Technology also stepped into the picture, providing help in packaging and labeling the product.

This is how the Sancagulis rice cracker was born.

The product was well-received by the locals. Public market stalls and sari-sari store owners eventually carried the product among the items they sold.

The no-fish, no-gluten cracker comes in three varieties: plain (orange color and curly shaped), turmeric (yellow and square-shaped), and spicy.

The cracker is indeed made of plain rice but it is fortified with some corn and cassava. The fortified ground rice is first steamed, then run through a food processor to flatten it and remove excess water, and then fried and finally dried out in the sun.

As of 2018, the factory employs 20 people working in shifts.

Carrying the barangay’s name, it can’t be helped that the Sancagulis rice cracker is now closely associated with the place. But with their clientele reaching as far as places outside town where beer drinkers are looking for some cheap pulutan (bar chow), it comes as no surprise that the Sancagulis rice cracker eventually got associated with the town of Bayambang itself.

Binis na Minas (Yaman ng Minas)

 Binis na Minas (Yaman ng Minas)

(Natural Resources: Bodies of Water)

Minas is formerly a mining site in Brgy. Sapang that has turned into a pond. Located near the old train railway system, the area is in the middle of farmlands planted with corn and rice, native trees and shrubs. Located a bit far from the main road, it can only be reached via a muddy and steep drive.

Approximately 270 square meters in area and at times up to 40 feet in depth, it is a private property but it is open to the public for swimming and fishing. It is currently under the supervision of Mr. Rudy C. Taguiang, the caretaker of the site for more than six years.

Currently the pond is only about 15-20 feet deep but still rich in fish such as tilapia, hito, and dalag. According to the locals, the water in Minas never runs out even during the dry season. Nearby residents can still harvest up to one banyera of fish.

The pond is used for bathing farm animals as well.

During the Japanese period, a group of Japanese men reportedly visited the area, and it served as their hide-out where they attempted to bury a treasure. Years passed, and information about this hidden treasure circulated around the area. A Filipino man named Franklin, together with his Japanese companions, reportedly were the very first to recover the treasure. They used different equipment to mine the treasure that lay underneath the grounds of Sapang. According to the elders in the area, the group of miners offered a sacrifice in exchange for the wealth -- the life of a young girl -- because it was strongly believed that, in order to acquire the treasure, a sacrifice was needed. After successfully doing so, they took off with the riches.

According to Taguiang, a young maiden now serves as a “bantay” (invisible guardian) and protects the area. Cases of drowning had taken place here, however, but there were no reported accidents other than those. Most recently, another group of miners allgedly attempted to acquire the treasure that was left beneath Minas.

The area around Minas is a calming vision of grasslands and pockets of wide spaces where one can enjoy fresh, cool breeze. Visitors use this site as location for photoshoots and landscape photography.

The Minas also serves as a catchbasin during the rainy season and thus helps control the ocassional flooding in the community and nearby barangays.

KEY INFORMANT/S: Mr. Rody C. Taguiang; 75 years old, caretaker of Minas

NAME OF PROFILER/MAPPER: Mrs. Rowena A. Delos Reyes, Ms. Jamilla S. Karim, Kirsten Gail G. Duque, Mica Pontaoe, Mikka Dianne Soriano, Rochelle Verseles, Jan Ivy Taluban

DATE PROFILED: June 9, 2019

Pangasinan Cosmological Beliefs

 (Note: I am not sure if these are native and/or widely held beliefs in our town.)

Pangasinan Cosmological Beliefs

(Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe)

• No sulaw lay bulan, aga nayarin manames so tuo ta ampano natiris.

(When it is full moon, you should not take a bath because you might go crazy.)

• No say bulan et baleg, kapapaway na anyani.

(When it is full moon, ghosts come out.)

• No say malukon atalaranan day bituwen ya binakwet, umpatey so anak da o sikaran duwa.

When the crescent moon has a star inside or the star is attached to the crescent moon, pregnant women who are laboring at the time will be having bad luck. There is a possibility that her baby or both of them will die.

• No paselek lay agew o bulan, aga nayarin mantanem iray dumaralos ta aga nabilay so itanem da.

(When the moon or sun sets, the farmer should not plant because the plants will not grow.)

• No walay nanengneng mon tai na bituwen, ipikit moy matam insan unkerew kay pabor. Agka manduwaruway nunot ya gaween tan ta magmaliw a tuway kekerewen mo. Atay taiy bituwen so kamarerwa ya nanlapo ed purgatoryo. Nayari la ira ya unla ed tawen. Itdan to ka tan na swerte ed bilay mo.

(A shooting star can bring you good luck when you make a wish. It is believed to represent souls that have been released from purgatory and are finally allowed to enter heaven.)

• No say bulan et ampatuten toy agew, saray malukon, manames iray tuka ta piyan nasura tan agira nairapan ya mananak.

(It is believed that when the moon is carrying the sun, a pregnant woman should take a bath of vinegar to avoid a difficult birth.)

KEY INFORMANTS: Name: Glory G. Junio (Sulaw)

Age: 62 years old

Address: Brgy. Cadre Site

Name: Carmilita A. Macam (Paselek)

Age: 66 years old

Address: Brgy. Ligue

Name: Dominga C. Villanueva (Bituwen ya Binakwet)

Age: 90 years old

Address: Brgy. Bani

Name: Ador C. Lomboy (Tai na Bituwen)

Age: 53 years old

Address: Brgy. Tococ

Name: Carmelita C. Flores (Inampatot na Bulan so Agew)

Age: 76 years old

Address: Brgy. Zone 5

Name: Julieta N. Alvarez (Baleg ya Bulan)

Age: 48 years old

Address: Brgy. Bacnono

PROFILERS/MAPPERS: Rany S. Macam, Ericca J. Rosario, Glaiza Mae M. Flores, Jasmin T. Alvarez, Carla P. De Vera, Kenny Joy P. Lomboy

DATE PROFILED: February 11, 2019

TEACHER: MR. CHRISTOPHER Q. GOZUM

BAYAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2nd semester subject

S.Y. 2019-2019

Magantil: Synonyms

Vulgar Pangasinan words for malandi, maharot (Tagalog) or flirt (English) are a dime a dozen, with magantil being the most often used. 

These are as follows: ag makareen, aga makareen, aga mandeen ed abong, agnasabaan so liket to (this has a slightly different meaning, though, similar to mandyalteng and gumarangandyang), anggatel, aterew, biga ya apaliberan, ansasabot, burikak, enteremis, garampingat, gumarampingat, gumaraigi, gumarampam, gumarangandyang, gumayanggan, hostes, innginew ed lukon, itagey to lay ikol to, kakablit, kayang-kayang, kumarigking, langoy-langoy ed danom, magali, maganon nalukonan, magaryet, magaslaw, magatel, magayar, maibeg, makakaasawa la, makiri, makiwit, manarastang, manariba no anggapoy bulog, manaringgotel, manbolangit, mandyalteng, mangalaw, mangarakngak, mangarampang, mangaryet, mangeget, mangirgir, mankanyang, mankarastang, mankarekket, mankasta, mankulagtot, manlikliket ya maong, manlugabya, manlugobya(?), manmamaya ka la amo?, manpanta, mansalampiaw, mansalandet, mansalawsaw, mansalokabkab, mansalti, kumatitiwa, singa kiti-kiti, mantalandew, mansarabalti, mansarampitiw, sumarampitiw?, mansayandet, mansayet, mansugampi, mantalikarkar, mantorset, mantursit, marursit, masagabpa?, matalibawbaw, matetew (tetew refers to clitoris), ongagatel (getting itchy), paakar a bao (vag*na afflicted with wanderlust?), paarap, pakakak, pakangkang, pampam, patakkok, sagsarit, sakey kablit labat, sarsarit, singa ason mangkasta, singa orang ya kapan-akir ed dayat, manlukso, singa pusa ya kinantaw, sumagigi, sumagilgil, sumaltiit, sumarampiting, mansarampiting, sumarampitiw, sumayet, talampiaw, talampyaw, mantalampiyaw, talandew, mantalandew, talawetew, tarewtew, tewatew, tolderesit?, talandit, tumalandit, matalandit, mantalandit, mantulandit, tumarit-tit.

The unusual variation -- around 111 unique terms -- obviously points to the fact we Pangasinenses scoff so much at a person (usually a woman) we consider to be an ill-mannered flirt, coquettish, or generally indecorous because we value propriety so badly, especially sexual propriety, no doubt due to our Catholic/Christian upbringing.

Or else it is the reverse: there is a notable preponderance of it in the populace.

Sources: members of Bayambang Culture Mapping Facebook page, Saray Taga Pangasinan Facebook page

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Glossary

ag makareen, aga makareen, 

aga mandeen ed abong, 

agnasabaan so liket to (this has a slightly different meaning, though, similar to mandyalteng and gumarangandyang), 

anggatel, 

aterew, 

biga ya apaliberan, 

ansasabot, 

burikak, 

enteremis, 

garampang

garampingat, gumarampingat, 

gumaraigi, 

gumarampam, gumarampang

gumarangandyang,

gumaratigit 

gumayanggan, 

hostes, 

innginew ed lukon, 

itagey to lay ikol to, 

kakablit - kalabitin; poke-friendly?

kayang-kayang, 

kumarigking, 

langoy-langoy ed danom, 

mahinhinayet (mahinhin + sumayet) - mukhang mahinhin pero malandi rin pala; cf: angindalem - mukhang mahinhin o mabait pero bruha pala

magali, 

maganon nalukonan, 

magantil, 

magaryet, 

magaslaw, 

magatel, 

magayar,

maibeg, 

makakaasawa la, 

makiri,

makiwit, 

manarastang, 

manariba no anggapoy bulog, 

manaringgotel, 

manbolangit, 

mandaragada

mandyalteng, 

mangalaw, 

mangarakngak, 

mangarampang, 

mangaratigit

mangaryet, 

mangeget, 

mangirgir, 

mankanyang, 

mankarastang, 

mankarekket, 

mankasta, 

mankukuyakoy

mankulagtot,

mankulimpayang 

manlikliket ya maong, 

manlugabya, manlugobya?

manmamaya ka la amo?, 

manpanta, 

mansalampiaw, 

mansalandet, 

mansalawsaw, 

mansalipawpaw

mansalokabkab, 

mansalti, 

mansulti

kumatitiwa, 

singa kiti-kiti, 

mantalandew, 

mansarabalti, 

mansarampitiw, sumarampitiw?, 

mansayandet - flirt

mansayet, 

mansugampi,

mantalandit 

mantalikarkar, 

mantorset, mantursit,

mantuladis 

marursit, 

masagabpa?, 

matalibawbaw, 

matetew (tetew refers to clitoris), 

ongagatel, 

paakar a bao, 

paarap, 

pakakak, 

pakangkang, 

pampam, 

patakkok, 

sagsarit, sarsarit, 

sakey kablit labat - isang kalabit lang (just one poke away)

singa ason mangkasta, 

singa orang ya kapan-akir ed dayat, manlukso, 

singa pusa ya kinantaw, 

sumagigi, 

sumagilgil, 

sumaltiit, 

sumarampiting, mansarampiting,

sumarampitiw

sumayet - this appears to be an Ilocano word too; a neologism variant is mahinhinayet, a coinage from the Tagalog mahinhin (demure) + sumayet (malandi), so it means "mukhang mahinhin pero malandi naman" (looks demure or coy but actually a flirt)

talampiaw, talampyaw, mantalampiyaw, 

talandew, mantalandew, 

talawetew, 

tarewtew, 

tewatew, 

timmetew

tolderesit?, 

talandit, tumalandit, matalandit, mantalandit, mantulandit, 

tumarit-tit, 

tumilandew

umbabasa la

unaalinyada la

ngagatel lamet

Idioms (from Efren Abulencia and Oscar Ora)

Lukas ya lanang ya singa aparador!

Mangimbita iray panangawes to

Nanengneng mo lay ispiritu to odino kamarerwa to.

Panangakar labat la et tumilandew la!

Insuko to lay Bataan, 

Aburbor la 

Naigar la!

Sawsaway bahley!

Buwabo (see-saw), referring to a woman with a string of sexual relationships with several different men

Timmetew ta kinmulkol lay tawir. (Male version: Pinmelag lay paltak to kuanda.) No kimmolkol lay tawir, anggapo lay nagawaan, gawaen lay kanepegan. 

Asinger la ya manpakasta

Manaanap na kagalaw ton sundalo!

Agni nakda ed sakey, duara odino talora.

Manmamaya!