pauldried caneThe word paul in the Keley-i language refers to the tall woody type of grass with jointed stems that grows in Antipolo. (In English, this type of grass is referred to as a type of cane, e.g. sugar cane.) Cane is referred to by three different names according to its age and usage. The first name is elkat and refers to the stems when they are young and have leaves. When the selected elkat with leaves are cut and dried to be used for roofing, it is called pel-ut. However, when cane is mature and dead and all their leaves sheaths are gone, then the canes are called paul. The paul-cane is used by the Ifugao for making other items, such as pens for their animals or fences to keep animals our of their gardens.Kayulli penegpat ni paul et pangenibat tayu eyan legunta.You go and cut-down dried cane for us to fence this garden.
