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) 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

Vowels

• Sounds /k, ɡ/ can be heard as fricatives [x, ɣ] in intervocalic position.

References

Sources

External links

• Mangyan Heritage Center