Introduction to Philippine Literature during the pre-colonial period. This presentation provides a brief overview of how Literature emerged and flourished in ancient Philippine times. It includes a brief outline of the different literary forms that have been early adapted and used by the Filipino ancestors through oral tradition.

1. PRE-COLONIAL
PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AT THE END OF THE LESSON, THE
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Understand different literary forms
during the Pre-colonial Period.
• Describe the different literary
genres during the Pre-colonial
Period.
• Appreciate the connection with
the Philippines rich past through
the different literary forms.

3. WHAT IS LITERATURE?
AN INTRODUCTION
The word literature is
derived from the
Latin term Literra,
which means letter.

4. A body of written
works.
WHAT IS LITERATURE?
AN INTRODUCTION

5. Literature may be
classified according to a
variety of systems,
including language,
national origin, historical
period,genre, and
subject matter.
WHAT IS LITERATURE?
AN INTRODUCTION

6. PHILIPPINE
PRE-COLONIAL
LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION

7. BRIEF
HISTORY
EARLY
BEGINNINGS

8. EARLY
BEGINNINGS
BRIEF
HISTORY

9. LITERARY FORMS
DURING PRE-COLONIAL

10. LITERARY FORMS
MYTHS LEGENDS RIDDLES PROVERBS
CHANTS SAYINGS TANAGA
FOLK
SONGS

11. MYTH

12. MYTH

13. THE MYTH OF HOW
THE MOON AND THE
STARS CAME TO BE

14. LEGEND

15. LEGEND

16. LEGEND

17. LEGEND OF THE
FIREFLY

18. RIDDLE

19. HETO NA SI KAKA,
BUBUKA-BUKAKA.
( )

20. PROVERBS

21. PROVERBS

22. ANG HINDI LUMINGON
SA PINANGGALINGAN,
HINDI MAKAKARATING
SA PANAROROONAN.

23. CHANTS OR
BULONG

24. CHANTS OR
BULONG

25. CHANTS OR
BULONG

26. TABI, TABI PO,
INGKONG,
MAKIKIRAAN PO
LAMANG.

27. SAYINGS OR
KASABIHAN

28. NAHULOG ANG
KUTSARA, IKAW NA
SANA SINTA.

29. TANAGA

30. “TAHAK NG TINGIN, TULAK
NG SULYAP, YAKAP, LAPAT
NG TITIG SA BALIKAT,
HATAK PA, KINDAT, HAKAT.”

31. FOLK SONGS

32. FOLK SONGS

33. FOLK SONGS

34. MAMBAYU

35. "My culture is my
identity and
personality."

36. REFERENCES