Western Bukidnon Manobo (Minenub'ù)

Western Bukidnon Manobo is a member of the Manobo group of Greater Central Philippine languages. It is spoken by about 15,000 people in the Northern Mindanao region in the west of Mindanao island in the souith of the Philippines. In particular, it is spoken in the municipalities of Maramag, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Kitaotao in the south and west of Bukidnon Province, and in Banisilan municipality in the north of Cotabato Province.

Western Bukidnon Manobo has three dialects: Ilentungen, Kiriyenteken, and Pulangiyen, and is written with the Latin alphabet.

Western Bukidnon Manobo alphabet

Western Bukidnon Manobo alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Western Bukidnon Manobo (Excel)

Notes

A grave accent (à) is used, possibly to indicate stress.

Sample text

  1. Ne migkag̵i si Jesus te, “Iyan heini iringi niw ke ed-ampù kew; ke sikiyu te, ‘Amey zey ziyà te langit, berakat he tehuza te menusiyà is ngazan nu. Berakat he medhadì ka te menusiyà.
  2. Beg̵ayi key te egkeenen he egkinehenglanen dey te kada andew.
  3. Peseyluwa key te menge salè dey su sikami, ebpeseyluwen dey is langun he nekesalà diyà te kenami. Ne ipekeziyù key kenikew te mezesen he penuley.’ ”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1313/LUK.11.MBBNT

Translation (for all these texts)

  1. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
  2. Give us day by day our daily bread.
  3. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
    The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample video

Information about Western Bukidnon Manobo | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Western Bukidnon Manobo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Bukidnon_Manobo
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/west2555
http://www.language-archives.org/language/mbb
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/mbb
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20019117?seq=9
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mbb/

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

Page created: 13.07.26. Last modified: 14.07.26

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