Subanons hold three rallies to demand ancestral domain titles ZamboEcoZone

The claim has been opposed by the Zamboanga Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (ZamboEcozone) because it said the area was granted to the agency under a presidential proclamation issued in 1997. Because of ZamboEcozone’s opposition, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has stopped the processing of the Subanons’ claim until the conflict shall have been resolved, NCIP executive director Rosalina Bistoryong said in a recent memorandum to the local agency’s office.

The Subanons were joined by some Muslim and Christian residents living in the three barangays to express their support for the tribesmen’s demand.

With most of them wearing their native costumes, the protesters first stopped at the ZamboEcozone office in San Ramon and afterwards proceeded to the NICP office to voice their sentiments to the officials of the two government organizations. The city government has also conveyed last month to NCIP its opposition to the same claim.

But several timuays interviewed by Peace Advocates Zamboanga (PAZ) said under the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA), the estimated 2,500 Subanon families who now occupy the upland areas in the three barangays should be granted the ancestral domain title since they possess a native title to the land. The IPRA, which was enacted in 1997, says that natives whose ancestors have occupied a land even before the pre-Spanish regime possess a native title to the area. The same law says that any land that is covered by a native title may be considered as public land.

Rural-Urban Missionaries (RUM) executive director Priscilla Saladaga, whose non-government organization has been assisting the Subanons prepare the documents related to the claim, said pre-historic archeological artifacts, the families’ ancient genealogies, the extant Subanon names given to mountains, rivers, trees and other landmarks plus other existing evidences support the “native title” claim of the families. RUM is a local Church-based civil society group operating only in Western Mindanao with a special apostolate for the indigenous peoples.

The Subanons in Labuan filed their initial petition for the same land in the same year of 1997 when the IPRA law was enacted by Congress, the timuays said. But complicated procedures and requirements have hindered the processing of the claim, Saladaga said.

NCIP Zamboanga sub-office head Engr. Humphrey Hamoy told PAZ that his office also supports the Subanons’ demand. He said the opposition by ZamboEcozone should not stop his office from proceeding with the perimeter survey that is the next step in determining the validity of the claim.

Most of the Subanon families cultivate the upland areas as kaingin farmers, growing various crops they sell in the city. Anthropological records in government archives show that their ancestors started inhabiting the Zamboaga Peninsula as early as 1,500 years ago.

NCIP has issued ancestral domain titles to other Subanon communities in Zamboaga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces, Engr. Hamoy said. Rey-Luis Banagudos/PAZ Press Release

Four famous Colors in Subanen

black - gitom
green - glunow
red - ompula
yellow – dalag

Quantifiers and counting numbers guide (Subanen - English Translations)

Counting numbers in Subanen from one to Centillion

 Numeric  - Subanen - English 

 Ones 

 1 - Sala bok - One

 2 - Duak - Two

 3 - Tolu - Three

 4 - Pat - Four

 5 - Lima - Five

 6 - Gonom - Six

 7 - Pitu - Seven

 8 - Oalu - Eight

 9 - Siam - Nine

 Tens

 1 - Sapuluk - Ten

 20 - Duak puluk - Twenty

 30 - Tolu puluk - Thirty

 40 - Pat puluk - Forty

 50 - Lima puluk - Fifty

 6 - Gonom puluk - Sixty

 70 - Pitu puluk - Seventy

 80 - Oalu puluk - Eighty

 90 - Siam puluk - Ninety

 Hundreds 

 100 - Sagatus - One Hundred

 200 - Duakgatus - Two Hundred

 300 - olugatus - Three Hundred

 400 - Patgatus - Four Hundred

 500 - Limagatus - Five hundred

 600 - Gonomgatus - Six Hundred

 700 - Pitugatus - Seven Hundred

 800 -Oalugatus - Eight Hundred

 900 - Siamgatus - Nine hundred

 Thousands

 

 1,000 - Sangibu - One Thousand

 2,000 - Duakngibu - Two thousand

 3,000 - Tolungibu - Three Thousand

 4,000 - Patngibu - Four Thousand

 5,000 - Limangibu - Five Thousand

 6,000 - Gonomngibu - Six Thousand

 7,000 - Pitungibu - Seven Thousand

 8,000 - Oalungibo - Eight Thousand

 9,00 - Siamngibu - Nine thousand

 Ten Thousands 

 10,000 - Sapulukngibu - Ten Thousand

 20,000 - Duak pulukngibu - Twenty Thousand

 30,000 - Tolu pulukngibu - Thirty Thousand

 40,000 - Pat pulukngibu - Forty Thousand

 50,000 - Lima pulukngibu - Fifty Thousand

 60,000 - Gonom pulukngibu - Sixty Thousand

 70,000 - Pitu pulukngibu - Seventy Thousand

 80,000 - Oalu pulukngibu - Eighty Thousand

 90,000 - Siam pulukngibu - Ninety Thousand

 Hundred Thousands

 

 100,000 - Sagatungibu - One Hundred Thousand

 200,000 - Duakgatungibu - Two Hundred Thousand

 300,000 - Tolugatungibu - Three Hundred Thousand

 400,000 - Patgatungibu - Four Hundred Thousand 

 500,000 - Limagatungibu - Five Hundred Thousand

 600,000 - Gonomgatungibu - Six Hundred Thousand

 700,000 - Pitugatungibu - Seven Hundred Thousand 

 800,000 - Oalugatungibu - Eight Hundred Thousand

 900,000 - Siamgatungibu - Nine Hundred Thousand

 Millions

 

 1,000,000 - Samillion - One Million

 2,000,000 - Duak million - Two Million

 3,000,000 - Tulok million - Three Million

 4,000,000 - Pat million - Four Million

 5,000,000 - Limak million - Five Million

 6,000,000 - Gonom million - Six Million

 7,000,000 - Pituk million - Seven Million

 8,000,000 - Oaluk mlillion - Eight Million

 9,000,000 - Siam million - Nine Million

 Ten Millions

 

 10,000,000 - Sapulu million - Ten Million

 20,000,000 - Duak puluk million - Twenty Million

 30,000,000 - Tulo puluk million - Thirty Million

 40,000,000 - Pat puluk million - Forty Million

 50,000,000 - Lima puluk million - Fifty Million

 60,000,000 - Gonom puluk million - Sixty Million

 70,000,000 - Pitu puluk million - Seventy Million

 80,000,000 - Oalu puluk million - Eighty Million

 90,000,000 - Siam puluk million - Ninety Million

 Hundred Millions

 

 100,000,000 - Sagatu million - One Hundred Million

 200,000,000 - Duakgatu million - Two Hundred Million

 300,000,000 - Tolugatu million - Three hundred Million

 400,000,000 - Patgatu million - Four Hundred Million

 500,000,000 - Limagatu million - Five Hundred Million

 600,000,000 - Gonomgatu million - Six Hundred Million

 700,000,000 - Pitugatu million - Seven Hundred Million

 800,000,000 - Oalugatu million - Eight Hundred Million

 900,000,000 - Siamgatu million - Nine Hundred million

 One billions

 1,000,000,000 - Sabillion - One billion

 2,000,000,000 - Duak billion - Two Billion

 3,000,000,000 - Tulok billion - Three billion

 4,000,000,000 - Pat billion - Four Billion

 5,000,000,000 - Limak billion - Five Billion

 6,000,000,000 - Gonom billion - Six billion

 7,000,000,000 - Pituk billion - Seven Billion

 8,000,000,000 - Oaluk billion - Eight Billion

 9,000,000,000 - Siambillion - Nine Billion

 Ten Billions

 10,000,000,000 - Sapuluk billion - Ten Billion

 20,000,000,000 - Duak puluk billion - Twenty Billion

 30,000,000,000 - Tulo puluk billion - Thirty Billion

 40,000,000,000 - Pat puluk billion - Forty billion

 50,000,000,000 - Lima puluk billion - Fifty Billion

 60,000,000,000 - Gonom puluk billion - Sixty Billion

 70,000,000,00 - Pitu puluk billion - Seventy Billion

 80,000,000,000 - Oalu puluk billion - Eighty Billion

 90,000,000,000 - Siam puluk billion - Ninety Billion

 Hundred Billions

 100,000,000,000 - Sagatubillion - One Hundred Billion

 200,000,000,000 - Duakgatubillion - Two Hundred Billion

 300,000,000,000 - Tolugatubillion - Three Hundred Billion

 400,000,000,000 - Patgatubillion - Four Hundred Billion

 500,000,000,000 - Limagatubillion - Five Hundred Billion

 600,000,000,000 - Gonomgatubillion - Six Hundred Billion

 700,000,000,000 - Pitugatubillion - Seven Hundred billion

 800,000,000,000 - Oalugatu billion - Eight Hundred Billion

 900,000,000,000 - Siamgatu billion - Nine Hundred billion

 Trillions

 1,000,000,000,00 - Satrillion - One Trillion

 2,000,000,000,000 - Duaktrillion - Two Trillion

 3,000,000,000,000 - Tulok trillion - Three Trillion

 4,000,000,000,000 - Pattrillion - Four Trillion

 5,000,000,000,000 - Limaktrillion - Five Trillion

 6,000,000,000,000 - Gonom trillion - Six Trillion

 7,000,000,000,00 - Pituk trillion - Seven Trillion

 8,000,000,000,000 - Oaluk trillion - Eight trillion

 9,000,000,000,000 - Siamtrillion - Nine Trillion

 Ten Trillions

 

 10,000,000,000,000 - Sapulutrillion - Ten Trillion

 20,000,000,000,000 - Duakpuluk trillion - Twenty Trillion

 30,000,000,000,000 - Tulopuluk trillion - Thirty Trillion

 40,000,000,000,000 - Patpuluk trillion - Forty Trillion

 50,000,000,000,000 - Limapuluk trillion - Fifty Trillion

 60,000,000,000,000 - Gonompuluk trillion - Sixty Trillion

 70,000,000,000,000 - Pitupuluk trillion - Seventy Trillion

 80,000,000,000,000 - Oalupuluk trillion - Eighty Trillion

 90,000,000,000,000 - Siampuluk trillion - Ninety Trillion

 Hundred Trillions 

 100,000,000,000,000 - Sagatu trillion - One Hundred Trillion

 200,000,000,000,000 - Duakgatu trillion - Two Hundred Trillion

 300,000,000,000,000 - Tolugatu trillion - Three Hundred Trillion

 400,000,000,000,000 - Patgatu trillion - Four Hundred Trillion

 500,000,000,000,000 - Limagatu trillion - Five hundred Trillion

 600,000,000,000,000 - Gonomgatu trillion - Six Hundred Trillion

 700,000,000,000,000 - Pitugatu trillion - Seven Hundred Trillion

 800,000,000,000,000 - Oalugatu trillion - Eight Hundred Trillion

 900,000,000,000,000 - Siamgatu trillion - Nine Hundred Trillion

 Quadrillion 

 1,000,000,000,000,000 - Sakuadrillion - One Quadrillion

 Quintillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sakuintrillion - One Quintillion 

 Sextillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sasekstillion - One Sextillion

 Septillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saseptillion - One Septillion

 Octillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saoktillion - One Octillion

 Nonillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sanonillion - One nonillion

 Decillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sadecillion - One Decillion

Undecillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saundecillion - One Undecillion 

 Duodecillion 

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saduodecillion - One Duodecillion 

 Tredecillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Satredecillion - One Tredecillion

 Quattuordecillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sakuattuordecillion - One Quattuordecillion

 Quindecillion 

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Sakuindecillion One Quindecillion 

 Sexdecillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saseksdecillion - One Sexdecillion

 Septendecillion 

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saseptendecillion - One Septendecillion 

 Octodecillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Saoktodecillion - One Octodecillion

 Novemdecillion

 

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sanovemdecillion - One Novemdecillion 

 Vigintillion  

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Savigintillion - One Vigintillion 

 Centillion

 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - Sacentillion - One Centillion

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Note: You may share your Subanen version based on your locality. (Subanen tuboy, Subanen Sibugay, Subanen Sindangan, Subanen Misamis etc.)

(Common Terms) ( English-Subanen -Translation) Adjectives

Common terms, Adjectives, counting numbers etc..

All - glam
All - katanan
ash - gabu
back - tolingting
bad, evil - molaton
belly - tian
below silung
big - mosolag
bird - manukmanuk
black - gitom
blood - duguq
bone - tulan
breast - duduq
breast - gigdob
child - bataq
cloud -ginampul
cold -motigdow
day - gondow
dirty - miglud
dog - gayam
dry - kumongkag
dry - mimala
dull, blunt - mongalod
dust - gabu
ear - tolinga
earth/soil - glupaq
egg - bulinga
Eight -walu
eye - mata
far- molayuq
fat/grease - glambuq
father - gamaq
feather - glawi
fire - gapoy
fish - sodaq
Five - lima
flower -bulakbulak
Four - pat
fruit - bunga nok kayu
good - ombaqis
green - glunow
hair - buk
Hand - komot
head - gulu
heavy - ombogat
house - baloy
how? - sanu bok
husband - kodumanan
if - bila
intestines - tene
lake - danow
leaf - daon
Left - dibang
leg/foot - botis
lightning - kilat
liver - gatoy
long - moyabaq
louse - kotu
man/male - glaki
moon -bulan
mosquito - kolomut
mother - ginaq
mouth - babaq
name - ngalan
narrow - mosikoq
near - molani
neck - glig
needle - dialum
new - bogu
night - gobi
Nine - siam
no, not - konaq
nose - sung
old - miobon na
old - mogulang
One Hundred - sagatus
One Thousand - sangibu
One - sala bok
Other - doga
painful, sick - ompodiq
person/human being -gotow
rain - dupi
rat - bolabow
red - ompula
Right - glintu
road/path - bianan
road/path - dalan
root - gamot
rope - tali
rotten - milumun
salt - masin
sand - pontad
sea - dagat
Seven pitu
sharp - mokotong
short - ombabaq
short - polokon
shoulder - baga
shy, ashamed - sipog
Six - gonom
skin - panit
sky - glangit
small - molintokon
smoke - gobul
snake - mamak
spider - bolingkawaq
star - bitun
stick/wood - kayu
stone - batu
tail - gikog
Ten - sapuluq
thatch/roof - gatop
thick - modikpul
thin - monipis
Three - tolu
thunder –glugung
tongue - dilaq
tooth - ngisi
Twenty - duaq puluq
Two - duaq
warm - minit
water - tubig
wet - ombasaq
what? - olo
when? - nanu
where? - ain
white - omputiq
who? - sima
wide - moliwag
wife - kodumanan
wind -galuq
wing - gakap
woman/female - glibun
woods/forest - tolunan
worm (earthworm) - glowati
year - ton
yellow - dalag

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Note: You may share your Subanen version based on your locality. (Subanen tuboy, Subanen Sibugay, Subanen Sindangan, Subanen Misamis etc.)