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Learning the script. Young Hanunó'o men and women (called layqaw) [8] learn the script primarily in order to memorize love songs. The goal is to learn as many songs as possible, and using the script to write the songs facilitates this process. The script is also used to write letters, notifications, and other documents.
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.
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Nov 28, 2018 · Historically, young Hanunuo men and women learned the Hanunuo script in order to write each other love poems. The goal was to learn as many songs as possible, and using the script to write the songs facilitated this process. Nowadays they are more likely to use digital devices, which are unlikely to support the Hanunuo script.
the case of the Hanunuo-Mangyan script, the only diacritic marks used are those expressing short vowel “e/i” and “o/u” (Postma, 1974). Buhid e/i o/u be/bi bo/bu ke/ki ko/ku de/di do/du Hanunuo e/i o/u be/bi bo/bu ke/ki ko/ku de/di do/du Figure 1: Samples of the Buhid and Hanunuo Mangyan syllabic scripts with diacritic marks.
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Jan 8, 2024 · Comparative Analysis with Other Philippine Scripts. The Hanunó’o script is just one of several indigenous writing systems found in the Philippines. A comparative analysis of the Hanunó’o script with other Philippine scripts, such as Baybayin and Tagbanwa, highlights the unique features and cultural significance of each script.
The 7,000 Hanun ó o (Bulalakao, Hampangan, Hanono-o, Mangyan) live in an area of 800 square kilometers at the southern end of Mindoro Island (12 ° 30 ′ N, 121 ° 10 ′ E), in the Philippines. They speak an Austronesian language, and most are literate, using an Indic-derived script that they write on bamboo.
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.
