South Mangyan languages
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The South Mangyan languages are one of two small clusters of languages spoken by the Mangyan
people of Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
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.
Mangyan
Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in the Philippine island of Mindoro, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs...
people of Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
The languages are Buhid
Buhid language
The Buhid language is a language spoken by Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects.It uses the Buhid script, which is encoded in the Unicode-Block Buhid .- External links :...
, Tawbuid
Tawbuid language
The Tawbuid language is a language spoken by Tau-buid Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects...
, and Hanuno'o.
These are among the few languages of the Philippines which continue to be written in indigenous scripts
Ancient Philippine scripts
Ancient Philippine scripts are systems of writing that developed and flourished in the Philippine islands in about 300 BC. These scripts are related to other Southeast Asian systems of writing that developed from South Indian Brahmi scripts used in Asoka Inscriptions and Pallava Grantha, a type of...
, though mostly for poetry.