The Buhid language (Buhid: ) is a language spoken by

Mangyan Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found on the island of Mindoro, southwest of the island of Luzon, the Philippines, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs. The total population may be around 280,001, ...

s in the island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects. It uses the

Buhid script Surat Buhid is an Abugida used to write the Buhid language. As a Brahmic script indigenous to the Philippines, it closely related to Baybayin and Hanunó'o. It is still used today by the Mangyans, found mainly on island of Mindoro, to write t ...

, which is encoded in the Unicode-Block Buhid (Buid) (1740–175F).

Distribution

Barbian (1977)Barbian, Karl-Josef. 1977. English-Mangyan vocabulary. Cebu City: University of San Carlos. lists the following locations. *Malfalon,

Calintaan Calintaan, officially the Municipality of Calintaan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calintaan), is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

Occidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro ( tl, Kanlurang Mindoro), officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro. Its capital is Mambura ...

*Barrio Rambida,

Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro ( tgl, Bayan ng Socorro), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,585 people. Socorro is located at th ...

*Bato Eli, Barrio Monte Claro, San José Pandurucan (on the southern bank of the Bugsanga (Bisanga) River) *Barrio Batangan, Panaytayan,

Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay ( tgl, Bayan ng Mansalay), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,114 people. This town is notable ...

References

*Barham, R. Marie. 1958. ''The phonemes of the Buhid (Mangyan) language of Eastern Mindoro, Philippines''. Studies in Philippine linguistics 4-9. 4-9. *Pennoyer, F. Douglas. 1980. "Buhid and Tawbuid: A new subgrouping Mindoro, Philippines." In Paz B. Naylor (ed.), ''Austronesian studies: Papers from the Second Eastern Conference on Austronesian languages'', 265-271. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies.

External links

Mangyan Heritage Center
Southern Mindoro languages Mindoro {{GCPhilippine-lang-stub