balbal 1n Name of evil spirit thought to enter one’s lips and cause illness characterized by excessive saliva. One refrains from partaking of death feast if drooling. Ka balbal, sagboka no busow no oglongod to otow no og-ulat ko du-on oggarabi no nigdaralu. The balbal spirit, is one kind of evil spirit which comes near people which makes a serious illness worse. [This spirit is said to take various forms such as that of a cat, a frog or a monkey.] 2v A person who is affected by this evil spirit. Balbalon ki. We’re being affected by a bblbal spirit [They believe that if one keeps looking at the person who is affected by this kind of spirit will start drooling. When the person watching sees the affected person drooling, he recognizes that the person has a balbal and says the following. However, it means that the other person has a balbal. It does not mean that he/she is also affected.]
