▁or ▁abit eng ). ▁ ▁I kal ah an ▁practice ▁sw idden ▁( “ slash - and - burn ” ) ▁far ming ▁( in um - an ) ▁of ▁cam ote , ▁and ▁y am ▁( g abi ). ▁ ▁I kal ah an ▁houses , ▁tradition ally ▁made ▁for ▁one ▁nuclear ▁family , ▁have ▁of ▁re eds ▁( pal - ot ) ▁or ▁c og on ▁( g ul on ) ▁for ▁roof s , ▁b arks ▁or ▁sl abs ▁of ▁trees ▁for ▁the ▁walls , ▁and ▁pal m ▁stri ps ▁( bal ag not ) ▁for ▁the ▁floor . ▁The ▁houses ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁rect angular ▁and ▁raised ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁ 3 – 5 ▁feet , ▁with ▁one ▁main ▁room ▁for ▁general ▁activities ▁and ▁one ▁window ▁and ▁door . ▁There ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁separate ▁room ▁( du w ag ) ▁for ▁visitors ▁or ▁single ▁family ▁members ▁only , ▁opposite ▁the ▁kitchen ▁area . ▁Two ▁stone ▁st ov es ▁are ▁on ▁a ▁hear th , ▁one ▁cook s ▁me als ▁for ▁the ▁p igs ▁in ▁a ▁co pper ▁ca uld ron ▁( g amb ang ), ▁the ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁household . ▁ ▁Sh el ves ▁( p agy ay ) ▁keep ▁household ▁ut ens ils , ▁including ▁wooden ▁bow ls ▁( du yo ) ▁and ▁cam ote ▁t ray s ▁( bal lik an ▁or ▁tal la ka ) ▁made ▁of ▁r attan . ▁Cam ote ▁pe el ings ▁( d ah d ah ) ▁or ▁reject s ▁(