Masbateño (Minasbate)

Masbateño is a member of the Bicol-Bisayan branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken mainly in the province of Masbate in the Philippines by more than 600,000 people. It is closely related to Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Waray-Waray.

Masbateño is taught in some schools, and is used in newspapers and on the radio. There is a Masbateño dictionary and grammar, and a translation of part of the Bible.

Masbateño alphabet

Notes

U and o are allophones, and E is used in loanwords.
The significance of the acute accent in the sample text is unknown. It may indicate stress.

Details of the Masbateño alphabet and pronunciation supplied by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample text in Masbateño

Kun mag-ági ka
Saní na dálan
Warâ na'n balíkan

Saní na dálan
May púnò san mángga
Na punô sin búnga

An úna nag-agi
An puno ginyugyog
Takdag pati putot

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbateño_language

Information about Masbateño | Numbers

Links

Information about Masbateño
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masbateño_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/msb

Bisayan languages

Aklan, Bantoanon, Bantayanon, Baybayanon, Butuanon, Caluyanon, Capiznon, Cebuano, Cuyonon, Hiligaynon, Kinabalian, Kinaray-a, Masbateño, Onhan, Porohanon, Romblomanon, Sorsogon (Southern), Surigaonon, Tausūg, Waray-Waray,

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 07.02.24

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