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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.
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The Hanunoos’ writing system, called Surat Mangyan, is descended from the ancient Sanskrit alphabet. Its syllabary is composed of 18 characters; 3 vowels and 15 consonant-vowel combinations. These are usually found scribbled on bamboo trunks using a bolo-shaped knife.
Mangyan script could be read as “bahag” (loincloth) or “bahay” (house). In the figure below, the. word “Mangyan,” in the traditional open-syllable way of writing consists of two characters, “ma” and “ya.”. The word “maya” could also be read as “mayad” (Mangyan word for good) instead of “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.
They speak an Austronesian language, and most are literate, using an Indic-derived script that they write on bamboo. The Hanun ó o were largely out of contact with schools and missions at least as late as the early 1950s.
Feb 20, 2019 · Hanunuo means “genuine” or “true”. When asking a Hanunuo what differentiates them from the rest of the Mangyans, they claim to be the true Mangyan as they have remained faithful to their old traditions. This includes the use of Hanunuo script which is a descendent of an ancient Sanskrit
