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Tapayan

Tapáyan or tempayan (also known as balanga, belanga, or bangâ) are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting rice (tapai), fermenting vinegar or alcoholic beverages, storing food and water, cooking, and burial of the deceased.

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Etymology

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Jar burial

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Tapayan

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples85
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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related to Martaban jars · 29
Tapayan → Austronesian, BCE, Because, But, Cambodia, CE, Chinese, European, Giao Chỉ, Han, Kraak, Laos, Maritime Silk Road, Martaban, Mottama, Myanmar, Near East, Sayam, Siam, Southeast Asia
related to Etymology · 22
Tapayan → Austronesian, Balanga, Brunei, Cognates, Hanunó'o, Ibaloi, Iban, Ilocano, In, Indonesia, Ivatan, Javanese, Kalinga, Kapampangan, Malay, Malaysia, Pangasinan, Philippines, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, Proto-Philippine
related to Rusun jars · 14
Tapayan → Antonio, Hepburn, Islas Filipinas, Japan, Japanese, Luzon, Morga, Nanban, Philippines, Rusun, Sucesos, The Spanish, These, They
related to Jar burial · 8
Tapayan → Austronesian, BCE, Manunggul Jar, Palawan, Philippines, Tabon Caves, The, They
related to Philippines · 7
Tapayan → Banga, Filipino, Ilocano, Itawis, Philippines, Specialized, Tagalog
related to Description · 4
Tapayan → Early, Horizontal, The, They
used for · 1
Tapayan → fermenting food products

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jars martaban also used philippines japanese stoneware southeast various balanga cultures asia trade known cooking highly islands indonesia malaysia austronesian

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Tapayanused forfermenting food products0.80text
Tapayanrelated to DescriptionThey0.60section
Tapayanrelated to DescriptionHorizontal0.60section
Tapayanrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Tapayanrelated to DescriptionEarly0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyProto-Malayo-Polynesian0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyIn0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyAustronesian0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyTagalog0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyIlocano0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyVisayan0.60section
Tapayanrelated to EtymologyIbaloi0.60section

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