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| Tagbanua |
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| Indigenous Group |
Tagbanua
(also known as: Tagbanuas) |
| Location |
Philippines,
Northern Palawan, Coron island, and Eastern and Western coastal areas
of central Palawan, largely in the municipalities of Aborlan, Quezon,
and Puerto Princessa. |
| Estimated Population |
2,000 (1985,
SIL), about 235 families -or- 129,000 (1987, OSSC) [note: population
figures vary widely by source on this group]. |
| Environment |
Coastal |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic
(Mostly sedentary, but they will move dwellings when a new piece of
land is cultivated). |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Agriculture / Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Tagbanuas
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western
Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Kalamian.
Palawano
Dialects: Tandulanon, Silanganon, and Baras. |
| Website URLs |
http://www.geocities.com/...
http://www.inq7.net/...
http://litera1no4.tripod.com/...
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/...
http://www.isis.csuhayward.edu/... |
| NGOs |
Philippine
Association for Intercultural Development; The Tagbanua Foundation,
Environmental Legal Assistance Center, Inc. |
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