Sarangani

Sarangani is a member of the Southern Manobo group of Greater Central Philippine languages. It has about 58,000 speakers in the Davao Region in the southeast of Mindanao in the Philippines. In particular, Sarangani speakers can be found in the Municipality of Glan in Sarangani Province, in the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental Province, and in the Municipality of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental Province.

Sarangani is also known as Sarangani Manobo or Governor Generoso Manobo. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Sarangani alphabet and pronunciation

Download an Sarangani alphabet chart (Excel)

Notes

The glottal stop is not written at the beginning of words or between vowels. When it appears before a consonant or at the end of a word. it is written with a grave accent over the vowel (eg kànen, olò), and after consonants it is written with a hyphen (eg mig-elomo).
Long vowels can be marked with a colon (eg nesa:yo).

Sample sentences

Singed a dimeleg diyà te balay delem den.
I delayed proceeding to the house until it was already dark.
Impeibing din se kapi te apò din.
She had the coffee brought by her grandchild.
Mig-inang peman se esawa din te kànen day.
His wife also cooked food for us.
Kimaen olò te dibaloy te batad.
He ate only one side of the corn.

Source: https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/25881

Information about Sarangani | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Sarangani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarangani_language
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/mbs
https://sinaunangpanahon.com/sarangani-language-of-the-philippines/
http://www.language-archives.org/language/mbs

Philippine languages

Aborlan Tagbanwa, Agutaynen, Bantik, Bikol, Blaan, Buhid, Bukid, Buol, Calmian Tagbanwa, Casiguran Dumagat Agta, Central Tagbanwa, Gorontalo, Hanuno'o, Iranun, Iraya, Isinai, Isnag, Kagayanen, Kalanguya, Kapampangan, Klata, Maguindanao, Mamanwa, Manide, Maranao, Matigsalug, Molbog, Mongondow, Obo, Palawano, Ponosakan, Ratahan, Rinconada Bikol, Sangirese, Sarangani, Suwawa, Tagalog, Tagabawà, Talaud, Tawbuid, Tboli, Tiruray, Tombulu, Tondano, Tonsawang, Umiray Dumaget, Western Bukidnon Manobo, Western Subanon

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

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