The Buhid language (Buhid: ) is a language spoken by
Mangyan
Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro each with its own tribal name, language, and customs. The total population may be around 280,001, but official statistics are difficult to determine under the condi ...
s in the
island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects.
It uses the
Buhid script, 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,
Occidental Mindoro
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*Barrio Rambida,
Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (), is a 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 the junction of the Pola Road an ...
*Bato Eli, Barrio Monte Claro,
San José Pandurucan (on the southern bank of the Bugsanga (Bisanga) River)
*Barrio Batangan, Panaytayan,
Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
* Sounds /k, ɡ/ can be heard as fricatives
, ɣin intervocalic position.
References
Sources
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External links
Mangyan Heritage Center
Southern Mindoro languages
Mindoro
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