Hanunoo language

Hanunoo, or Hanunó'o (), is a language spoken by Mangyans in the island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is written in the Hanunoo script.

Geographic distribution

Hanunoo is spoken in the following locations according to Barbian (1977):

• Barrio Tugtugin, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
• 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)

Phonology

Consonants

Hanunoo has 16 consonant phonemes.

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.

Diphthongs

Hanunoo also has four diphthongs: , , , and .

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

• Hanunuo , Mangyan Heritage Center. (About the people.)