The Tagabawa language belongs to the Manobo subfamily of Philippine Languages. The Tagabawa people also refer to themeselves as Bagobo, a designation also applied to and used by speakers of Guiangan, a different language not belonging to the Manobo subfamily.
In phonemic inventory of Tagabawa consists of TWENTY-TWO segmental phonemes, of which sixteen are consonants and six are vowels.
CHART OF PHONEMES
The phonemes /p/, /t/, /k/ and /?/ are voiceless stops respectively at the bilabial, alveolar, velar and glottal positions. Each has a released allphone [p], [t], [k], and [?],...
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Don't dwell on saying the simple "I LOVE YOU" or "MAHAL KITA". :D
Instead of saying "I MISS YOU", tell her/him "ag kamingaw ak nekku"
Instead of saying "I LOVE YOU", tell her/him "dakkal ginawa kok nekku"
Instead of saying "You're beautiful", tell her/him "sunnod ka adi maganda"
Instead of saying "You're handsome", tell her/him "sunn0d ka gwapo"
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Learning the Bagobo dialect is easy!
Ang Tribu Bagobo Woodlands would like to teach you how to count from one to ten using the Bagobo dialect.
One - sabbad
Two - duwwa
Three - tallo
Four - appat
Five - lima
Six - annem
Seven - pitto
Eight -wallo
Nine - siyu
Ten - sapullo
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1. Apô: grandparent, grandchild
2. Innà: mother
3. Ammà: father
4. Batà: child
5. Adi/Kataladi: sibling
6. Bayi: female
7. Duma: spouse
8. tabbe and abbeh: ate/kuya
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Ang Tribu Bagobo Woodlands aims to to preserve the Bagobo dialect. We would like to teach basic Bagobo words and sentences.
Lesson #1: BODY PARTS in BAGOBO DIALECT
1. Ulo - Head or Hair
2. Mata - Eyes
3. Talinga - Ears
4. Idong - Nose
5. Bibig - Mouth
6. Ngi-pn - Teeth
7. Bat-tuk - The Face literally but it can also mean the "look" (hitsura in Tagalog).
8. Lima - Hands
9. Paa - Feet, legs
10. Kuko - fingernails, toenails
11. Gt-tk - Stomach
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