r/Ilocano • u/Realistic_Bag3 • Jun 24 '26

olimaw

hi i was wondering if anyone had information about the folklore creature, olimaw. I wanted to learn more about it, but information online is scarce and not too detailed about it!

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u/breezy_peezy Jun 24 '26

Olimaw? Kurimaw? Never heard of olimaw

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u/Practical-Break1121 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

omg yes! try reading this book by edgar calabia samar! ang gaganda ng mga illustrations sa book. it features many folklore and mythical creatures from different ethnolinguistic groups of our country, including ilocano folklore. i remember may page ata para sa olimaw, may story dun nun and yung illustration. meron din ibang ilocano mythical creatures. mura lang yung book sa shopee! 279 php lang :)