South Mindanao languages

South Mindanao
South Mindanao
Bilic
Geographic; distribution	southern coast of Mindanao
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine South Mindanao; ; ;
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:

Blaan
Klata
Tboli
Teduray

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

Giangan

were not used in Savage's (1986) reconstruction.

Numerals

**Numerals in South Mindanao languages**^[1]
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
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Zorc, R. David (2019). "Klata / Giangan: A New Southern Philippine Subgroup". The Archive. Special Publication No. 16: 33–51.

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[1] "Western Austronesian Languages". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.

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