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Tagabawa

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: bgs

Population	43,000 (1998 SIL).
Region	Mindanao, Davao City, slopes of Mt. Apo.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 131
Alternate names	Tagabawa Bagobo, Tagabawa Manobo
Dialects	Comprehension of Tigwa Manobo [mbt] 45%; low comprehension of Cebuano [ceb]. Lexical similarity: 62% with Sarangani Manobo [mbs]; 34% with Giangan [bgi].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, South
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Radio programs. NT: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The official name is Tagabawa.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRAINARD, Sherri; DUBOIS, Lauretta J., authors. 1990. "Some functions of direct quotes in Tagabawa narrative discourse."  

DUBOIS, Carl D., author. 2012. The Focus System and Participant Roles of Tagabawa.  

DUBOIS, Carl D.; DUBOIS, Lauretta J., authors. 1991. Tagabawa Grammar Essentials.

DUBOIS, Carl D.; DUBOIS, Lauretta J., authors. 1991. Phonemic statement of Tagabawa.

DUBOIS, Carl D.; DUBOIS, Lauretta J., authors. Available: 2006; Created: 1987-1988. Phonemic Statement of Tagabawa.  

DUBOIS, Carl D.; DUBOIS, Lauretta J., compilers. 2005. Tagabawa texts.

MCFARLAND, Austina; QUIMBA, Mafe, compilers; LIEFFERS, Jean, editor. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

YOUNG, Catherine, author. 2001. "The development of indigenized curricula."

Vernacular Publications

Basan ta (Teacher's Instructions). 1997.

Basan ta. 1996.

Mga gulitán katô mga Tagabawà. 1991.  

Mistudyu ki masa (Teacher's Instructions). 1997.

Mistudyu ki masa. 1996.

Ni banuwa ta. 1991.  

Si Tariri = Tariri . 1992.  

Sumulat ki ka pinakatay. 2000.

Sumulat ki ka pinakatay. 2000.

Tô Manubù ágpatóngkóé katô kinagiyan Tagabawà, igubad tut kinagiyan Bisayà, Filipino asta Inglis. 1989.

Tô mga Manubù na ágpatóngkóé katû kinagiyan ka Tagabawà: Igubad tut kinagiyan ka Bisayà, Filipino asta Inglis = People conversing with each other in the Tagabawa language: Translated into the languages of Visaya. 1998.