Southern Mindoro languages
The Southern Mindoro (South Mangyan) languages are one of two small clusters of Austronesian languages spoken by the Mangyan people of Mindoro Island in the Philippines.[1] They make up a branch of the Greater Central Philippine subgroup.[2]
| South Mangyan | |
|---|---|
| South Mindoro | |
| Geographic distribution | Mindoro |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Glottolog | sout2915 |
The languages are Buhid, Tawbuid, and Hanuno'o.
These are among the few languages of the Philippines which continue to be written in indigenous scripts, though mostly for poetry.
References
- Zorc, R. (1974). Internal and External Relationships of the Mangyan Languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 13(1/2), 561-600.
- Blust, Robert (1991). "The Greater Central Philippines hypothesis". Oceanic Linguistics. 30 (2): 73–129. doi:10.2307/3623084. JSTOR 3623084.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Barbian, Karl-Josef. 1977. The Mangyan languages of Mindoro. Cebu City: University of San Carlos.
- Zorc, R. David. 1972. Taubuid (Batangan) notes.
- Zorc, R. David. 1972. Hanunoo (Bukid) notes.
- Zorc, R. David. 1972. Hanunoo (Mansalay) notes.
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