Philippine Spirits

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Gatui

******Eats

verb

ˈēt 

transitive verb

1

to take in through the mouth as food ingest, chew, and swallow in turn

2

to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating

******Soul

noun

ˈsōl 

Synonyms of soul

1

the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life

******of

preposition

əv,

1

—used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning

******The

definite article

before consonants usually

 t͟hə  

1

a

—used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance

put the cat out

******Unborn

adjective

ˌən-ˈbȯrn 

1

not born not brought into life

Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Inspired by the description in Igorotak: Igorot Creatures Collection. Tor Sagud. 2021 and The half-way sun : life among the headhunters of the Philippines. Roy Franklin Barton 1883-1947

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Gatui Illustration by Cam Pelingon

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