The Buhid language (Buhid: ) is a language spoken by Mangyans in the island of Mindoro, Philippines. It is divided into eastern and western dialects.
It uses the Buhid script, which is encoded in the Unicode-Block Buhid (Buid) (1740–175F).
Distribution Barbian (1977)Barbian, Karl-Josef. 1977. English-Mangyan vocabulary. Cebu City: University of San Carlos. lists the following locations. Malfalon, Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro Barrio Rambida, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Bato Eli, Barrio Monte Claro, San José Pandurucan (on the southern bank of the Bugsanga (Bisanga) River) Barrio Batangan, Panaytayan, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosivevoicelessvoicedNasalFricativeTapLateralApproximant
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen
Sounds /k, ɡ/ can be heard as fricatives [x, ɣ] in intervocalic position.
References
Sources
External links Mangyan Heritage Center