The study is a cultural value analysis on paniyaw revealed in the selected literary pieces of Kalinga. It aims to find out paniyaw that are inherent in the selected literary pieces, and to discuss the implications of paniyaw revealed in the selected literary pieces of Kalinga to education and social life of people.
The researcher focused her study in some selected literary pieces of Kalinga based on the inherence of paniyaw in the different stories. Descriptive method was used since the study was a cultural analysis and to trace the cultural taboos or paniyaw practiced by the Ikalinga since time immemorial, historical method was also used. Also, interview from the old folks about the different paniyaw practiced by the Ikalinga was done. Documentary analysis about paniyaw written in books, other reading materials authored by well known Kalinga writers and about paniyaw articles published in Kalinga were other sources of information. The researcher found out: (a) that there are paniyaw in the literary pieces of Kalinga as revealed in their selected legends, epic, and folklores; (b) that paniyaw are basis to do good or right or a way to control and refrain people in doing evil or doing what is wrong; (c) that the paniyaw encompasses the saying “Do good, avoid evil”; (d) that the revealed paniyaw have implication at present to education and to the social life of the people
Paniyaw, IKalinga, literary pieces, cultural value analysis, inherence
