The document provides information about the Banwaon people, an indigenous group in the Philippines. It details that the Banwaon number around 11,500 people and primarily speak the Agusan Manobo language. Their main religion is ethnic religions and their literacy rate is 23%. The Banwaon are descended from the Manobo tribe and traditionally settled along the Maasam Libang and Adgawan Rivers. They have a medium build and average height of around 5 feet 2 inches. The document also describes some of their traditional musical instruments and notes that intermarriage was used to resolve land disputes between the Banwaon and neighboring Higaonon tribe.

1. 14th Dec 2017
Thursday

2. Affinity Group : Southeast Asian
People
Affinity Bloc : Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal
Language : Agusan
Manobo - (msm)
Alternate Name(s) : Adgawaon
Primary Religion : Ethnic
Religions
Population : 11,500
Global Population : 11,500
Progress of the Gospel : No
Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical : 6
Christianity
Literacy rate : 23%

3. Cont…
The Banwaon, is more likely to be thought as
the relative to the Manobo tribe. Derived
from the word "Banwa" which means village
or country, the Banwaons are village settlers.
So, the Banwaon set their domain at the
lowlands and upstream the Maasam Libang
andAdgawan Rivers.
The Banwaon people are of medium built
with average height of about 5 feet and 2

4. Limbay -The song
speeches dasang of
the Banwaon with
traditional dance step
Budyung (by some
Banwaon
called lungga)- Its
usually made out of a
big shell to make
sounds in their cultural
and marriage events .
Kuratung – A musical
instrument used in
festival to celebrate

5. • The neighbor tribe to Banwaon is Higaonon
tribe both have disputes related to land,
domain.
• To address this problem, the datus of each tribe will marry
women from the other to dettle things up.To expand the
authority of his power and to extend his personal
relationship to the other tribe.
• Males of both the tribes are allowed to marry
as many as they want, for as long as elders
and their wives will consent.
• Eventually, the gap between the two tribes are
shortened with this intermarriages and now this been
combined known as Higaonon-Banwaon tribe.