- the
Visayan languages, the
equivalent social classes were
known as the
oripun, uripon, or ulipon. The most
common translation of the word is "servant"...
- "freemen", and a
class of
dependent debtor-bondsmen
called "alipin" or "
oripun."
Among the
members of the
nobility class were
leaders who held the political...
- the
Visayans utilized a three-class
social structure consisting of the
oripun (commoners, serfs, and slaves), the
timawa (warrior nobility), and at the...
- enjo**** an
ascribed right to respect, obedience, and
support from
their oripun (commoner) or
followers belonging to the
third order.
These datus had acquired...
-
fields or do all
sorts of
other personal labor. In the Visayas, only the
Oripuns were
obliged to do that, and to pay
tribute besides. The
Tagalog who works...
- enjo**** an
ascribed right to respect, obedience, and
support from
their oripun (commoner) or
followers belonging to the
third order.
These datus had acquired...