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| Dibabawon |
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| Indigenous Group |
Dibabawon (Also known as: Dibabaon, Mandaya, Dibabawon Manobo, Digagaon Mandaya Manobo, Orang Dibabawon) |
| Location |
Philippines, Mindanao, Compostela Valley, Barangay Buhi, Laak, Asuncion, Davao del Norte, some in Kapalong, Davao Norte, Agusan Sur |
| Estimated Population |
19,737 (1999, Peoplesgroups) |
| Environment |
Highland, Valley, Riverine and Mountain |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Fishing / Hunting / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Manobo, Dibabawon
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Southern Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Alternate names: Mandaya, Dibabaon, Debabaon
Dialects: Also speak Cebuano, Morigi |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue, Manobo Dibabawon, Language of the Philippines
Danny Arao, Article:The Dibabawon of Barangay Buhi, Compostela Valley
Joshua Project, The Dibabawon People of the Philippines
Peoplegroups – The Dibabawon Manobo
Bulatlat, Article: P7-B Davao Mega Project Threatens Lumads, Promises 'Wrong Solution' – Saug River Multi-purpose Project (SRMP)
PIA Information Service, Press Release: Lumads now own Diwalwal
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| NGOs |
UNDP: biodiversity conservation project
Mines & Communities
Agri-Aqua Development Coalition Mindanao
National Indigenous Peoples Children and Youth Federation
Global Rights
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