Otanes T., Wrigglesworth H. (ed.) Studies in Philippine Linguistics

Linguistic Society of the Philippines, 1992. — 183 p. Volume 9 Number 1Tboli is a language spoken by approximately 80,000 people living in the mountains of southwestern
Mindanao, Philippines, in the province of South Cotabato.
A pedagogical grammar is a tool for learning. This pedagogical grammar of Tboli has been written to help non-Tboli who would like to learn to speak Tboli. It has been written specifically for those who have had no linguistic training to help them in this most exacting task.
Explanations as to how the grammar of Tboli functions are as brief as possible. But a great many examples have been given so that the learner can actually see how it functions. Memorizing these examples will help develop patterns which can then be used to formulate new sentences. All the examples have been taken from text material authored by Tboli themselves and compiled in a concordance done at the University of Oklahoma Computer Laboratory (1%).
There is a great deal of repetition from one section to another. This has been done deliberately, since repetition is another aid in the learning process.