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Attaw
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| Indigenous Group |
Attaw (Also known as: Bagobo, Clata, Diangan, Giangan, Guingan, Guiangan, Gulanga, Jangan, Klata, Manobo, Obo) |
| Location |
Philippines, Mindanao, Davao del Sur, Davao City and eastern slopes of Mount Apo
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| Estimated Population |
55,040 (1990,
SIL International
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| Environment |
Mountain Highland
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Hunter |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Giangan
Classification:
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Mindanao, Bagobo
Alternative Names:
Bagobo, Jangan, Guanga, Gulanga, Clata, Eto, Atto
Dialects:
69% comprehension of Tagabawa, 79% of Obo Manobo
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Giangan a language of Philippines
UNDP Article: The Question of Peace in Mindanao, Southern Philippines
NCCA - Arts and Culture: Manobo
Bagobo
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| NGOs |
Solidarity South Pacific
Bagobo Clata Council of Elders
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