| South Mindanao | |
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| Bilic | |
| Geographic distribution | southern coast of Mindanao |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Glottolog | bili1253 |
 Areas where Bilic languages are spoken | |
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:
Formerly classified as one of the South Mindanao languages, Giangan (Klata) is now considered to be a primary branch of the Philippine languages by Zorc (2019).
Reconstructions
Savage (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
| 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
- ↑ "Western Austronesian Languages". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
References
- 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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