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Manobo languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
central Mindanao

Glottolog:
  
mano1276

Subdivisions:
  
Central North West

Manobo languages

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Mindanao Manobo

The Manobo languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. All go by the name Manobo or Banobo. Their speakers are primarily located around Northern Mindanao, Central Mindanao (presently called SOCCSKSARGEN) and Caraga regions where they are natively spoken. Some outlying groups make Manobo geographically discontiguous as other speakers can be located as far as the southern peninsula of Davao Oriental, southern parts of Davao del Sur and coastal areas of Sultan Kudarat. The Kagayanen speakers are the most extremely remote and can be found in certain portions of Palawan.

Contents

Languages

  • Central
  • East: Dibabawon, Rajah Kabunsuwan, Agusan
  • South: Ata, Matigsalug (Tigwa); Obo
  • West: Western Bukidnon, Ilianen
  • North: Binukid, Kagayanen, Higaonon, Kinamigin
  • South: Tagabawa, Sarangani, Cotabato

    • Classification

    Elkins (1974:637) classifies the Manobo languages as follows.

  • Manobo
  • Northern
  • Cagayano (of Cagayancillo Island)
  • Kinamigin (of Camiguin Island), Binukid (of central Mindanao)
  • (core branch)
  • Southern
  • Tagabawa
  • Sarangani Manobo
  • Tasaday, Cotabato Manobo
  • East-West-Central
  • Western
  • Obo
  • Ilianen Manobo
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo, Livunganen (a dialect spoken in Libungan, north of Midsayap, Cotabato)
  • East-Central
  • Eastern
  • Agusan Manobo
  • Dibabawon Manobo
  • Central
  • Ata of Davao
  • Matig Salug, Tigwa Manobo

    • Reconstruction

    Elkins (1974) includes a reconstruction of Proto-Manobo, along with 197 reconstructed etyma.

    The Proto-Manobo phonemes are (Elkins 1974:616):

    Consonants
    Vowels

    References

    Manobo languages Wikipedia
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