The Buhid language (Buhid: ᝊᝓᝑᝒ) is a language spoken by Mangyans 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) lists the following locations.
- Malfalon, Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro
- Barrio Rambida, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
- 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 [x, ɣ] in intervocalic position.
References
Sources
- Barham, R. Marie (1958). "The phonemes of the Buhid (Mangyan) language of Eastern Mindoro, Philippines". Studies in Philippine linguistics. Oceania Linguistic Monographs. Vol. 3. University of Sydney. pp. 4–9.
- Pennoyer, F. Douglas (1979). "Buhid and Tawbuid: A new subgrouping Mindoro, Philippines". In Naylor, Paz Buenaventura (ed.). Austronesian studies: Papers from the Second Eastern Conference on Austronesian languages. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia. Vol. 15. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. pp. 265–271.
External links
- Mangyan Heritage Center
