Language expressions in the selected rituals and practices of the Mangali sub-tribe

Language is an integral part of culture. Like any other aspect of culture, language is an abstraction and may be studied by observation and analysis of human behavior particularly speech (Roldan and Panopio, 1980). Every ethnic group possesses a distinct culture which is concretely expressed through language.

Every language reflects the cultural background of its speaker and gives an indication of how they interpret their universe. The people use of language provides insight into their culturally patterned cognition (keeping 1916).

The study looks into the language expressions found in the selected rituals and practices of the Imangali Sub-tribe in Kalinga aiming to identify and document the rituals and practices of the Imangali along birth, identify the language expressions, and to determine the implications to education and socio-economic of the Imangali. The researcher will utilize the qualitative, descriptive, documentary, and historical method. Ethnographic method of participant, observation will be primarily used since the researcher is a native of Mangali and with help of the key informants through a guide questions of the interview. It was then found out that there are many undocumented rituals and practices with their unique language expressions for the Imangali tribe alone.