Dumagat (Agta)
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Dumagat (Agta) are an indigenous Negrito people of the Philippines, traditionally semi-nomadic forest dwellers known for their distinct culture, language, and close relationship with the Sierra Madre mountain environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dumagat-Agta | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negrito group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dumagat Agta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umiray Dumaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralDomain | Sierra Madre forests of Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
oral tradition
ⓘ
strong knowledge of forest ecology ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | indigenous peoples of Luzon ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupOf | Negrito peoples of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | indigenous peoples under Philippine law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Luzon ⓘ |
| physicalAnthropologyCategory | Negrito ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sierra Madre mountain range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous cultural community in the Philippines ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Aeta
ⓘ
Agta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
folk Catholicism ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Dumagat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skinColorDescription | dark-skinned ⓘ |
| speaks | Dumagat Agta language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
development projects in Sierra Madre ⓘ land encroachment ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
sacredness of forest and rivers
ⓘ
spirit veneration ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basket weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | barter with lowland communities ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | tropical forest ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
bamboo and thatch dwellings
ⓘ
temporary shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTool |
bow and arrow
ⓘ
spear ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
loss of ancestral lands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Dumagat-Agta