The Buhid language (Buhid: ᝊᝓᝑᝒ) is a language spoken by Mangyans in the island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects.
Buhid | |
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ᝊᝓᝑᝒ | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2010)[1] |
Buhid | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bku |
Glottolog | buhi1245 |
It uses the Buhid script, which is encoded in the Unicode-Block Buhid (Buid) (1740–175F).
Barbian (1977)[2] lists the following locations.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Fricative | f | s | h | |||
Tap | ɾ | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | ɛ | ʌ | o |
Open | a |