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
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( tgl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267, representing a third of ...
*Naluak,
Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro (on the upper Caguray River)
*Bamban,
Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro (also with
Ratagnon and Bisayan residents)
*Barrio Panaytayan,
Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro (about from the highway in the mountains southwest of Mansalay)
References
Further reading
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External links
Hanunuo, Mangyan Heritage Center. (About the people.)
Southern Mindoro languages
Mindoro
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