Tagabawa

BGS

educational

Alternate Names: Tagabawa Bagobo, Tagabawa Manobo

Dialects: None known. Comprehension of Tigwa Manobo , 45%; low comprehension of Cebuano ,. Lexical similarity: 62% with Sarangani Manobo ,; 34% with Giangan ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Greater Central Philippine
Manobo
South

Demographics: 43,000 (1998 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Obo Manobo [obo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Radio programs. NT: 2004.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Philippines

Other Comments: The official name is Tagabawa.