katondanan n 1Authority. Si Joaquin pad ka naka-alap to katondanan to kapitan to Baranggay Gupitan. Joaquin is still the one who has [lit. carries] the authority of [being] captain of the Gupitan Baranggay. Ko dakol ka katondanan to otow woy ko dakol ka katagaanan, ogngaranan to dakol no otow. If a person has great authority or great knowledge, [he/she] is called a great [lit. big] person. 2Responsibility Ka mgo manigo-on no mgo buyag on, kandan ka du-on katondanan to mgo ugpa-an. The elders who are leaders [lit. old already], there are the ones who have the responsibility for the various areas [lit. dwelling place].