-1. Ambahan is a popular song among the Mangyans normally sang to pass the time, much like modern pop music.
2. An Ambahan is passed down whenever someone copies an Ambahan that
they liked or is taught by parents to their children.
3. There is no set tone or pitch for an Ambahan.
4. Anyone who wants to write an Ambahan must follow three core rules: 118e
a hexameter when writing each line, ensure that each last syllable
rhymes, and write using topics that affect everyday life.
5. In order to meet the required number of syllables per line, some writers of
the Ambahan used contractions to shorten long words and extractions to
extend short words.​