入植者とバゴボ族との緊張関係を和らげていったのが、日本人入植者と結婚したバゴボ女性たちの存在だった。国際結婚した彼らが、土地をめぐる両者の紛争の仲介役を果たしたのだ。当時のフィリピン公有地法では、外国人が個人で土地を所有することは禁じられていたため、結婚することにより、親族の土地として合法的かつ平和的な土地の取得も実現した。
日本とバゴボの文化の近似性が非常に高かったという点も、国際結婚がうまくいった理由のひとつと考えられる。農作民族であること、族長や両親の決定に従うといった家長制であったこと、民族神話などの類似性など、似通った点がいくつも見られるのが特徴だ。
また、家族ぐるみで移住した満州などの移住者と異なり、単身で移住した独身男性が多かったことも、ダバオ入植者の特徴の一つとしてあげられるだろう。地元の女性と結婚した日本人移住者は、現地の言語であるチャバカノ語やバゴボ語を覚え、地域の伝統的風習も取り入れながら、妻の親族との血縁関係を広げ、地域社会に溶け込んで生活していた。
Thank you for your continued support of Davao’s portal site “Davaotchi”. “Davaotchi” is an information portal about Davao that has been running for about seven and a half years since September 2016 with the aim of conveying the charms of Davao to Japanese people in Japanese and making them more aware of Davao. Thanks to everyone’s support, we have gained a certain amount of recognition, such as being featured in a magazine, and many people have started to hear the term “Dabaotchi”. On the other hand, we have prioritized the mission of conveying the charms of Davao to as many Japanese people as possible, so there is almost no profitability, and we have allocated the profits generated from other businesses to the site management, but we have no plans for the future. As a result of careful consideration of scalability and development, Davaotchi has decided to recruit supporters who can support Davaotchi in order to better manage the site. We considered charging for the site or introducing a subscription plan, but we wanted to deliver information about Davao to as many people as possible, so we decided to simply ask for support from Davaochi fans first. You can support us using PayPal or credit card (debit card) below. We look forward to your cooperation. See more news articles
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