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| Davao Chabakano
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| Indigenous Group |
Davao Chabakano (Also known as: Chabakano, Chabakano Creole, Chavacano, Creole, Davao, Zamboanga) |
| Location |
Philippines, Mindanao, Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga City |
| Estimated Population |
59,058 (2000,
Philippines Census) |
| Environment |
Temperate / Island / Coastal |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Fishing / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Chavacano
Classification:
Creole, Spanish based
Alternative Names:
Zamboangeno, Chabakano
Dialects:
Caviteno [Caviten], Ternateno [Ternateno Chabacano], Ermitano [Ermiteno] (extinct), Davaoeno [Davaweno, Davawenyo, Davawenyo Zamboangenyo, Abakay Spanish], Zamboangenyo, Cotobato Chavacano [Cotabateno, Cotabato Chabacano], Zamboangueno [Chavacano de Zamboanga]
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue - Chavanco a language of Philippines
Joshua Project - Chabakano Creole
Zamboanga Arts and Culture
Chavacano Language
Philippine Census
Wikipedia - Chavacano language
Wikipedia - Zamboanga City
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| NGOs |
Knightsbridge International (KBI)
NGO Directory - Mindanao: Basilan Province
Tabayayon
Tebtebba
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