The legend of the name Itbayat

Source
1985.12.27 Mayan, Itbayat, Batanes. Erlinda Antas Garcia (linda). b.1953.11.18

English Translation
This is the story the late Ora told me.

During the time when the people of Dichbayat had already increased, this island did not have its name yet.

One day there were new comers from other countries. the people who had been staying in the island, when the new comers arrived, were on the way to meet them. They were repeatedly saying, "What shall we answer the new comers?" and some of them said, "I'll answer."

Those new comers didn't know the name of that island yet. So with that statement of the people staying in the island, the new comers named the island after the statement of the people, "akoh paroh o itbay ta?" as "Itbayat", and "dich atbay" as "dichbayat". This is how the island was named.

The end.

Orignal
no istooria na riaken nimna oora (Ora Patimo).

do timpo na rana no ka'aro da no tawo do tana awi, amna a'bo pa o ngaran ni pongso aya a yanan da.

a'sa a ka araw am min'iyan sa so na'savat a tarek a hili. pachvayat da no a'da'dan sa awi a tawo do logar awi dira do va'yo sa awi a na'savat. ah do nakapachvayat da awi, am na ka'doan dira am nawi chono o pavilivilien da o, "akoh paroh o itbay ta?" ah angka'doan am no vatahen da am, "dich atbay| (di cho atbay).

sira o va'yo sa awi a na'savat do logar awi, am di da pa a panmo an akoh o ngaran no logar awi anmana no pongso awi. do ka nawi no pavilivilien da o, "akoh o itbay ta" kano "dich atbay." no a'dan sa awi a tawo do pongso awi do nakavayat da awi sira so va'yo sa awi a rahpit. ah nawi o madngey da, am na dawa da a vatahen no va'yo sa awi a rahpit o ka do "itbayat" no logar awi, tam na yapo do chirin a "dich atbay" chano "akoh o itbay ta" o ngaran awi a "itbayat" or "dichbayat." nawi dan.