Motif
Betel-nut exchange as courtship contact
betel_nut_exchange_as_courtship_contact
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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filipino
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Philippine Folk Tales Philippine Folk Tales / PREFACE / CONTENTS / TINGUIAN; lines 1465-1593 confidence: medium
Kanag asks what he can do without clothes and a head-band; the servants provide them, so he becomes a man, speaks to the girl, gives her betel-nut, and they chew together.
After becoming a man, Kanag gives the girl betel-nut and they chew together.
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