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Hanunoo (IPA:), also rendered Hanunó'o, is one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines and is used by the Mangyan peoples of southern Mindoro to write the Hanunó'o language.
The Hanunó'o script is used to write love songs or ʼambāhan, and also for correspondence. About 70% of the Hanunó'o are able to read and write their language, and there is at least one person in each family who is literate. The script is also known as Mangyan Baybayin or Surat Mangyan.
The Mangyan indigenous script known as Surat-Mangyan is one of the few remaining Filipino baybayin scripts handed to us by the Hanunuo-Mangyans of Mindoro.
- Resti Reyes Pitogo
11 The Hanunoo, together with the neighboring Buhid Mangyans and the Tag-. banwas from Palawan, are the only people in the Philippines who still use an ancient script, an Indic-derived syllabary, which can be traced back to pre-Spanish times. The ambahan of the Hanunoo-Mangyans of Southern Mindoro 361.
Along with the neighboring Buhid and the Tagbanua of central Palawan (seeTagbanua), they still use the script, ultimately of Indian origin, that was employed by the Tagalogs and other Filipino peoples at the time of the Spanish conquest. Incised into lengths of bamboo, this script is used to write messages and courtship verse; only recently has ...
Nov 4, 2023 · There are eight recognized groups: Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tawbuid, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunuo, and Ratagnon. While these groups are often referred to as “Mangyan,” they speak different languages, and only one of the ethnic groups—Hanunuo—refers to itself as Mangyan.
Baybayin ( ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]; also formerly known as alibata) is a Philippine script. The script is an abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts.
