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Scope and Limitations of the Study
This
project will focus on the Mandaya tribe with snippet features of the IPRA Laws
at its work. It will also feature embedded predefined basic translations of
English to Mandayan common terms and flash games. This project will not only
benefit people from the education sector, but also locals, researchers, and
especially, the Mandayas everywhere in the world who wish to stay in touch with
their cultural heritage.
Scope
These are the following scope of the applications:
- The files of information to be included are those available in libraries, and government and non-government offices within Davao Oriental
- Information can be in the form of descriptions, still pictures, video clips, or audio recordings.
- Dialectal audio translations are for English common phrases used in the following context;
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At home
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At the hospital
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Being Romantic
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Bodily Functions
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Closures
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Common Expressions
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Common Sayings
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Conflict With Others
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Dating Others
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Emotional Feelings
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Exclamations
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Greetings
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Inquiries
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Introduction
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Physical Feelings
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Recreations
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Religious Expressions
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Special Occasions
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Talking With Friends
- The project will have a registration system for logging-in, registering account, and adding comment.
- The user can edit or delete his/her comments but not the information given in the system.
Limitations
The following are the
limitations of the applications:
- The information will be gathered within Davao Oriental only.
- Only selected games would be in flash games.
- No actual translation process will be done by the applications.
- No audio recording/capture to be done within the application.
- Information of specific present day to day activities are not included.
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According
to the writing of John Garvan in his memoir in the New York Academy of
Sciences, the Mandaya is "probably the greatest and best tribe in Eastern
Mindanao". Miguel Sadera-Maso writes that the Mandaya "are considered
by the non-Christians as the oldest and most illustrious of the peoples."
Indeed, Mandaya culture continues to amaze and interest many people as it
becomes enduring and persevering generation after generation. The term Mandaya
means "inhabitants of the uplands". Quite interestingly, areas
occupied by the Mandaya in the Pacific Rim are characterized by rugged topography
with few plains along the coastal areas (as cited by Ompang, 2011).
Due to
political and economic influences, Mandaya tribe has evolved over time with
sub-groups named after their geographical ascriptions. Among these are the
Mansaka, Dibabaon, Pagsaupan, Mangguangan, Maragusan, Dibabaon, Kalagan, Kamayo, and Tagacaolo (as cited by Ompang,
2011). Presently, the concentration of the Mandaya is in Davao Oriental.
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