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Mandaya, Mansaka
Mandaya, Mansaka
The name Mansaka is a combination of man (“first”) and saka (“to ascend”), and is almost identical to the meaning of Mandaya: “the first people to climb the mountains or go upstream.” Mansaka can be found in Davao Oriental.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Mandaya, Mindanao
Mandaya, Karaga
Mandaya, Karaga
The Karaga Mandaya are mainly found in Lamiyawan, Davao Oriental. Their language belongs to the Mansakan stock under the Greater Central Philippine stock of the Austronesian language family.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Mandaya, Mindanao
Mandaya, Cataelano
Mandaya, Cataelano
The Cataelano Mandaya reside in Cateel, Davao Oriental.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Mandaya, Mindanao
Mandaya, Sangab
Mandaya, Sangab
Both non-Christian and non-Islamic, the Mandaya are found in Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte, Mindanao. Their name means “the first people upstream,” derived from man (“first”) and daya (“upstream or upper portion of a river”). Mandayas are said to be polygynous; divorce is also socially acceptable.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Davao, Mandaya, Mindanao
Tambanokano: the Giant Crab
Tambanokano: the Giant Crab
The belief in giant monsters swallowing the moon, and the wild efforts to frighten them away, are very widespread. It is found throughout the Philippines, as well as parts of Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, China, and Thailand. These Asian stories were spread through trade with the expansion of the Indianized Kingdoms. In Vedic Mythology , Rahu is a Hindu demi-God who attempted to become immortal by swallowing a divine nectar.
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Published at 2018-01-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Crab, Mandaya