Sarangani language

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Sarangani
Sarangani Manobo
Native to Philippines
Region Mindanao
Native speakers
(58,000 cited 2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mbs
Glottolog sara1327

Sarangani is a Manobo language of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines.

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Distribution

Sarangani Manobo is spoken in the Davao Region of southern Mindanao, Philippines. Specifically, it is spoken in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental; Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental; and Glan, Sarangani. [2]

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s h
Lateral l
Approximant w j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɨ
Mid ə o
Open a

Source [3]

References

  1. ↑ Sarangani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Manobo, Sarangani". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ↑ DuBois 1976, Section 1: Spelling and Pronunciation.

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