“The dwellings of all these inhabitants are
commonly set upon stakes and arigues (posts)
high above the ground. They are built and
stilted with wood and bamboos, covered and
roofed with nipa palm leaves. Each house is
separated and is not constructed adjoining one
another. In the lower part are enclosures
made by stakes and bamboos, where the
fowls and animals are reared, and the rice pounded and cleaned. One climbs the house
by means of ladders that can be pulled up,
which are made from two bamboo poles.
Above are their unroofed betalanes used for
household duties. The parents and children
live together. There is little furniture in the
house.”