Say hello to Balinsasayaw, in this case, the Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)!

Depending on the area or region, Balinsasayaw might refer to any number of swiftlets or swallows known to communities in a certain area. Swiftlets are known to build nests in the limestone caves of Coron Island, which is also the ancestral domain of the Calamian Tagbanwa living there (AG Sampang 2007, G Mayo-Anda et al. 2006).

Written here is Balinsasayaw in Tagbanwa script, though the script might be attributed to an entirely different community of Tagbanwa living on the main island of Palawan.

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