Sarangani language
| Sarangani | |
|---|---|
| Sarangani Manobo | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mindanao |
Native speakers | (58,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbs |
| Glottolog | sara1327 |
Sarangani is a Manobo language of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | |
| Mid | ə | o | |
| Open | a |
References
[edit]- ^ Sarangani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Manobo, Sarangani". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ DuBois et al. 1976.
Further reading
[edit]- DuBois, Carl D. (1976). Sarangani Manobo: An Introductory Guide. Manila: Philippine Journal of Linguistics.
- DuBois, Carl D. (2016), Sarangani Manobo Dictionary (draft) – via sil.org
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