Hanunoo language

Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hanunoo, or Hanunó'o (IPA: [hanunuʔɔ]), is a language spoken by Mangyans in the island of Mindoro, Philippines.

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Hanunoo
Hanunó'o
ᜱᜨᜳᜨᜳᜢ
Native toPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
Native speakers
(13,000 cited 2000)[1]
Hanunuo
Language codes
ISO 639-3hnn
Glottologhanu1241
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It is written in the Hanunoo script.

Phonology

Consonants

Hanunoo has 16 consonant phonemes.

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Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p p t t k k ʔ[a]
voiced b b d d ɡ g
Nasal m m n n ŋ ng
Fricative s s h h
Trill r r
Lateral l l
Approximant w w j y
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  1. Hanunoo does not write glottal stops.

Vowels

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Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
Close i i u u
Mid (ə)
Open a a
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  • /a i/ can be heard as ɪ] within closed syllables.
  • /u/ can be heard as [o] within word-final syllables.
  • /i/ can be heard as an open-mid [ɛ] among some speakers in certain words.[3]

Diphthongs

Hanunoo also has four diphthongs: /ai̯/, /au̯/, /iu̯/, and /ui̯/.[4]

Distribution

Hanunoo is spoken in the following locations according to Barbian (1977):[5]

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