Abstract: This qualitative research is entitled, Curses and Religious Expressions Among Selected Linguistic Groups in Central Mindanao: An Ethnographic Study, on curses and religious expressions of selected ethno-linguistic groups in Central Mindanao, particularly Pikit, Aleosan, and Carmen of North Cotabato and Cotabato City and Datu Odin Sinsuat of Maguindanao. The groups being studied include the Cebuano, Ilonggo, Maguindanaon, and Teduray. The study analyzes the morphological processes, lexical relationships, and the social, cultural and psychological circumstances that cause a person to utter such expressions. It also determines how these affect communication and inter-relationships among speakers. Morphological processes noted in the ethno-languages are affixation, reduplication, borrowing, coinage, dissimulation, clippings, acronymy, and free morphemes. On the lexical relationships, synonymy is common and so with derivation. For social, cultural, and psychological circumstances, curses can be a substitute for physical harm. They are sometimes uttered without meaning or said out of anger, surprise, intense emotions, or just relieving frustrations and anger. On the other hand, religious expressions are manifestation of man’s dependency of God’s graces and mercy. Although, there are instances that these expressions go together as after cursing; saying religious expressions automatically follow. As curses are human nature, they can be a source of conflict but can also be a resource of peace if man can harmonize with himself, with others, with the environment, and above all with God.
Keywords: Curses, Religious Expressions, Ethno-linguistic groups, Central Mindanao.
Title: Curses and Religious Expressions among Selected Ethno-linguistic Groups in Central Mindanao; An Ethnographic Study
Author: Dr. Marilyn G. Billones
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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