Manobo Ethno-Linguistic Lore

Ethnic Group Node

Cosmic Realms

Upper Realm (Kahilwayan / Sky)

Unknown / Seeking

Middle Realm (Earth)

Unknown / Seeking

Lower Realm (Kasanaan / Underworld)

Unknown / Seeking

Creation Mythos (Cosmogony)

Oral accounts being indexed from academic archives.

Creator Entities

N/A

Key Creation Elements

N/A

Spiritual Pantheons & Deities (4)

Tagbusan (Immortal)
The supreme deity who rules over the destinies of all other gods and mortals.
Dagau (Immortal)
The goddess of creation living at the world's four pillars; causes earthquakes by making the great python wrap around the pillars when human blood is spilled.
Ibu (Immortal)
The goddess who rules over the land of the dead, where souls continue to live, work, and marry without worries.
Manduyapit (Immortal)
The god who ferries departed souls across the red river before they reach the afterworld.

🛡️ Academic Authority Moat & E-E-A-T Evidence

This information is compiled from verified offline paleographic script research, museum archives, and traditional oral literature catalogs in collaboration with indigenous script repositories.

Primary Reference Bibliography:

Scott, William Henry. (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society. Ateneo de Manila University Press.
de los Reyes, Isabelo. (1889). El Folk-Lore Filipino. Imprenta de Santa Cruz.
Jocano, F. Landa. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Centro Escolar University Research and Development Center.
Kabuay, Cristian. (2009). Baybayin: Historical Pre-Philippine Scripts & Paleography Archives. Baybayin LLC.
Salazar, Zeus A. (1999). Bagong Kasaysayan: Ang Pantayong Pananaw sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.