This is the 7th part of the list of 10 tribes in Davao.
Tagabawa
The Tagabawas inhabit the areas from Toril in Davao City, Santa Cruz, Digos, and Bansalan in Davao del Sur, to parts of Makilala and Kidapawan in Cotabato. The Spaniards identified Sibulan in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur as the "more important capital" of the Bagobos.
At the Davao Poblacion site, Bagobo territory is bounded by the Davao River, beyond which live Giangans and Atas. The Spanish priests estimated Bagobo population at 12,000 in the 1880s. But it may be difficult to determine their exact number as many of them have been assimilated into the majority Bisayan culture.
The name Bagobo used here is restricted to mean the Tagabawa, which means "from the south". It does not include the other tribes found in Davao City such as the Obo and the Giangan. At present, the name Bagobo is loosely used to include the tribes, sometimes to include the Matigsalugs in the Marilog area.
However, the original Bagobo, as used by the Spaniards, refer only to the native inhabitants centered around Santa Cruz and nearby areas, that is, the Tagabawa,
In 1888, Fr. Juan Doyle described the Bagobos as the most advanced and intelligent of all natives in the Philippines archipelago.
Tagabawa people occupy the districts of Marilog, Baguio, Calinan, Tugbok and Toril, where majority of them dwell.
im sorry but i disagree of what you were writing in this blogspot. Bagobo aren't the tagabawas only..Bagobos are: Bagobo- Clata (Guiangan),and Bagobo- Tagabawa...
ReplyDeleteBagobo- Clata arent from Toglay and Toglibong, you were wrong, they are TOGLA-I and TOGLIBU..LA-I means male, LIBU means female..
lets assume a situation wherein you are in front of the Guiangans asking "do you as well understand the dialect of the Bagobos?" surely you'll never be understood why are you asking of the bagobos(tagabawas as you said) well in fact you are standing in front of them...
lets go back, this should be the proper question "do you bagobo-clata understand the dialect of the bagobo-tagabawa?"-sounds better.
Thank you for the correction sir. I mean no disrespect to your tribe. I only copied this information on the flyers posted on "Peoples Park". I just want the people to know more of the tribes here in Davao.
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