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Tagabawa language

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Not to be confused with Tagbanwa language.
Tagabawa
Native toPhilippines
RegionMindanao
Native speakers
(43,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bgs
Glottologtaga1272
Area where Tagabawa is spoken according to Ethnologue

Tagabawa is a Manobo language of Davao City and Mount Apo in Mindanao, the Philippines. Tagabawa is spoken in Cotabato and Davao del Sur provinces, and on the slopes of Mount Apo west of Davao City (Ethnologue). The language is notably spoken by the Bagobo Tagabawa people who have a culture of high respect towards Philippine eagles, known in their language as banog.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tagabawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/for-the-philippine-eagle-a-shot-at-survival-means-going-abroad/


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