Reporter: Fiel Analyn S. Bsba 1 Year Manguangan and Mamanwa Tribe
Reporter: Fiel Analyn S. Bsba 1 Year Manguangan and Mamanwa Tribe
Reporter: Fiel Analyn S. Bsba 1 Year Manguangan and Mamanwa Tribe
Mamanwa Tribes
The term Mamanwa means “First Forest Dwellers”, derived from “man” (first) and “banwa”
(forest).
The Mamanwa (variously called Conking, Mamaw, Amamanusa, Manmanua, Mamaua,
Mamanwa) are one of the three groups that occupy a very distinct position in Philippine
populations. Heretofore, the Mamanwa has been classified as a Negrito subgroup, but physical
anthropological data indicate otherwise.
The Mamanwa appear to be an older branch of population appearances in the Philippines
affecting to some extent the Negrito of northeastern Luzon. Like all the Negrito groups in the
country, the Mamanwa speak a language that is basically that of the dominant group about them.
Language
The Mamanwa language is a Central Philippine language spoken by the Mamanwa people. It is
spoken in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte in the Lake Mainit area of
Mindanao, Philippines.It had about 5,000 speakers in 1990.
Mamanwa is a grammatically conservative language, retaining a three-way deictic distinction in
its articles which elsewhere is only preserved in some of the Batanic languages.
Deities (gods/godesses)
Tahaw- The supreme god
Magbabaya- the supreme deity
Diyatot- The lowest in the rank of the deities. It believed to dwell in the balete tree.
Manguangan Tribe
The Manguangan of Philippines, numbering 9,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of
the Filipino, Tribal people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is
only found in Philippines.
Their primary language is Dibabawon Manobo. The primary religion practiced by the
Manguangan is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and
conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.
Manguangan Tribe located
The Manguangan makes up the indigenous people living in the Cordillera Sugut mountains in
Mindanao. Estimated to reach 3,488 in numbers in 1987,they are scattered up to the great lakes
of Buayan or Maguindanao and in the territory between what is occupied by the Manobo and the
Mandaya in Davao and South Cotabato. Due to this close geographic proximity with the two
tribes, they usually are thought members of those although the Jesuits and others take them as a
distinct ethnic group.
Manguangan Summary
Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal
Language: Dibabawon Manobo
Alternate Name(s): Manguangan Mandaya
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Global Population: 9,100
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
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