South Mindanao languages

South Mindanao
Bilic
Geographic
distribution
southern coast of Mindanao
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Language codes
Glottologbili1253
Areas where Bilic languages are spoken

The South Mindanao or Bilic languages are a group of related languages spoken by the Bagobo, Blaan, Tboli, and Teduray 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:

Though it is typically classified as one of the South Mindanao languages, Klata (Giangan) is alternatively considered by Zorc (2019) to be a primary branch of the Southern Philippine languages, with Bilic being classified as a sister branch.

Reconstructions

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Savage (1986) reconstructs Proto-South-Mindanaon using Tboli, Koronadal Blaan, and Sarangani Blaan data. Teduray and Giangan were not used in Savage's (1986) reconstruction.

Numerals

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Numerals in South Mindanao languages[1]
Numeral Bagobo Tboli Teduray Sarangani
Blaan
1 hɔtu sotu səbaʔan sɑtu
2 uwwɔ lewu rəwo lwɨ
3 tɔllu tlu tələw tlu
4 appat fat fot fɑt
5 limɔ limu limo limɨ
6 ɔnnɔm nem nəm nɑm
7 pittu hitu fitəw fitu
8 wɔlu wolu waləw wɑlu
9 hiyɔw syom səyow syəw
10 pɔlluʔ sfoloʔ folo sfɑloʔ

Notes

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  1. ^ "Western Austronesian Languages". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.

References

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