Palaganas EC, Sinumlag AB, Suyam RR, Galang RM, Sia IC. Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The Maeng-Tingguian of Amtuagan, Tubo, Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region. University of the Philippines Manila 2013.
Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The Maeng-Tingguian of Amtuagan, Tubo, Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region
ABSTRACT
The study focuses on the knowledge and practices on health of the Maeng tribe in Barangay Amtuagan which is one of the 10 political divisions of Tubo, Abra. Barangay Amtauagan has a total population of 342 individuals distributed among 73 households. Of the total HH count, 25 are located in sitio Likowan and the remaining 48 are distributed among the sitios of barangay proper. Household size range from 1- 10, with majority having 4-6 members.
Residents of barangay Amtuagan belong to the Maeng tribe, a subgroup of Itneg found in the municipality of Tubo. Only a few, the pakamang2, who come from the Mountain Province, Benguet, Kalinga, Ilocos Sur, and other municipalities of Abra, belong to other ethnolinguistic groups.
The Maeng Tribe has a distinct dialect which is also called Maeng. Maeng is close to the vernacular of the Kankanaeys of Western Mountain Province, the Bontocs of Sadanga in the eastern part of Mountain Province, and the Kalingas in the southern part of Kalinga Province.
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