Cotabato Manobo language

In this article, Cotabato Manobo language and its impact on today's society will be analyzed in detail. From its origins to its evolution and relevance in different areas, Cotabato Manobo language has played a fundamental role in people's lives. Through this article, its multiple facets will be explored and its influence will be examined in various contexts, from the personal to the global level. It will examine how Cotabato Manobo language has shaped the way we interact, communicate and experience the world around us. In addition, possible future scenarios and their meaning for humanity in general will also be considered.

Cotabato Manobo
RegionSultan Kudarat, Mindanao, the Philippines
Native speakers
30,000 (2007)
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3mta
Glottologcota1241
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Cotabato Manobo (Dulangan Manobo) is a Manobo language spoken in Mindanao, the Philippines. Dialects include Tasaday and Blit.

Distribution

Cotabato Manobo is spoken in the Kalamansig, Palimbang, and Ninoy Aquino municipalities of Sultan Kudarat Province and the T'Boli municipality of South Cotabato Province.

Phonology

Vowels

Cotabato Manobo vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ə ɔ
Open-mid a
Open
  • /i u/ are realized as in closed syllables.
  • /ɛ/ is realized as when it is preceded by /k/ and in an open syllable.
  • /a/ is realized as when it is followed by /h/ or /ʔ/.
  • /ɔ/ is realized as when it is followed by /h/, /ʔ/, or /ɡ/, or when word-initial and followed by /k/. For some speakers it may also be realized as before or after /k/ when not word-initial.

Consonants

Cotabato Manobo consonants
Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiced b d ɡ
voiceless t k ʔ
Fricative ɸ s h
Approximant w l j

See also

References

  1. ^ Cotabato Manobo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Manobo, Cotabato". Ethnologue.

Further reading