Bungai
Ngaju · demigod · Ngaju traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Bungai is the companion warrior-ancestor of Tambun in the Ngaju origin epic Tetek Tatum, with whom he defended the queen Nyai Undang and her riverine kingdom against invaders. The two heroes are inseparable in tradition and are commemorated together, as the paired name 'Tambun Bungai,' as the ancestral defenders of the Ngaju homeland.
Domains
- war
- ancestry
Powers
- leads the war-band in defence of the homeland
Relations
- companion: TambunInseparable comrade and kinsman of Tambun; sources differ on whether they were brothers or cousins.Tjilik Riwut, Maneser Panatau Tatu Hiang (2003), Tetek Tatum. (primary)
- ally: Nyai UndangHis aunt and sovereign, whose realm he defends.Tjilik Riwut, Maneser Panatau Tatu Hiang (2003), Tetek Tatum. (primary)
Sources
- Bungai is the companion warrior-ancestor of Tambun in the Tetek Tatum epic, jointly defending Nyai Undang's kingdom.: Tjilik Riwut (comp. Nila Riwut), Maneser Panatau Tatu Hiang (Palangka Raya: Pusakalima, 2003), the Tetek Tatum epic. (primary)