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:
| South Mindanao | |
|---|---|
| Bilic | |
| Geographic distribution | southern coast of Mindanao |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bili1253 |
 Areas where Bilic languages are spoken | |
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
editSavage (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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Western Austronesian Languages". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
References
edit- Savage, Dale T. (1986). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Southern Mindanaon". Studies in Philippine Linguistics. 6 (2): 181–223.
- Walton, Charles (1979). "A Philippine Language Tree". Anthropological Linguistics. 21 (2): 70–98. JSTOR 30027616.
- Zorc, R. David (2019). "Klata / Giangan: A New Southern Philippine Subgroup". The Archive. Special Publication No. 16: 33–51.
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