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South Mindanao languages

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Glottolog
  
bili1253

South Mindanao languages

Geographic distribution
  
southern coast of Mindanao

Linguistic classification
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine South Mindanao

The South Mindanao or Bilic languages are a group of related languages spoken by the Bagobo, B'laan, T'boli, and Tiruray peoples of the southern coast of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. They are not part of the Mindanao language family that covers much of the island. The languages are:

  • Bagobo (Giangan)
  • Blaan
  • Tboli
  • Tiruray

    • Reconstructions

    Savage (1986) reconstructs Proto-South-Mindanao from Tboli, Koronadal Blaan, and Sarangani Blaan. Tiruray and Bagobo were not used in Savage's (1986) reconstruction.

    References

    South Mindanao languages Wikipedia
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