Rainbow and Bridge Ancestral Spirits - Saisiyat and Paiwan example (Anthropology Note 293)
Da Nang 峴港 Dragon Bridge Vietnam Note 234 Rainbow and Dragon in Vietnam Common features shared between many indigenous groups with regards to Rainbow include - Rainbow and Bridge Indigenous word for Rainbow (for what I read in 1935 report and others online) all developed from Chinese word 虹 - an arch-backed two-headed worm 虫. Perhaps with one exception (again - for what I read) - Saisiyat. Utux 靈- Ancestral Spirits Rainbow connection with ancestral spirits is ubiquitous in indigenous cultures. Examples - Kachirai 加芝來社 Paiwan - Rainbow qolivag - 虹 - Rainbow Also notice qolo - head 首 ( Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) Saisiyat Bridge and Rainbow 乘涼 (sit in the shade. enjoy the cool) 山枇杷 Photo @ Alishan Tsou village 山棕 Photo @Alishan Tsou Village Ta'ai 大隘 Tribe. The only matching word to Bridge is 納涼 (relax in a cool place/in the shade) Ta'ai 大隘 Tribe ta'ai tale - Bridge 橋 (虹) 納涼. Connection to Spirits...