Hanunoo, or Hanunó'o (), 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 written in the

Hanunoo script Hanunoo (), also rendered Hanunó'o, is one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines and is used by the Mangyan peoples of southern Mindoro to write the Hanunó'o language. It is an abugida descended from the Brahmic scripts, closely r ...

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

* can be heard as within closed syllables. * can be heard as within word-final syllables. * can be heard as an open-mid among some speakers in certain words.

Distribution

Hanunoo is spoken in the following locations according to Barbian (1977): *Barrio Tugtugin, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro *Naluak,

Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Magsaysay ( tgl, Bayan ng Magsaysay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,767 people. History Magsay ...

(on the upper Caguray River) *Bamban,

(also with Ratagnon and Bisayan residents) *Barrio 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 ...

(about from the highway in the mountains southwest of Mansalay)

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