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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. Notable features. Type of writing system: Abugida / Syllabic Alphabet in which each consonant has an inherent vowel [a]. Other vowels are indicated ...
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.
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The 7,000 Hanunóo (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.
HANUN hā’ nən ( חָנ֥וּן, favored ). 1. A son and successor of Nahash, king of the Ammonites. Upon the death of Nahash, David sent a message of condolence to Hanun, which, however, was misinterpreted, and the messengers were grossly insulted and dishonored. The result was a war that David waged against Hanun, and the Ammonites lost ...
Hay´nuhn; Heb., “gracious”. 1 The Ammonite king whose insult to David’s servants led to war and defeat resulting in slavery ( 2Sam 10:1-19; 2Sam 11:1; 2Sam 12:26-31; 1Chr 19:1-19 ). 2 A man of Zanoah who repaired the Jerusalem city wall and gate ( Neh 3:13; Neh 3:30 ).
Encyclopedias. Lexicons. hā´nun ( חנון , ḥānūn , "favored," "pitied"): (1) A son and successor of Nahash, king of Ammon. Upon the death of Nahash, David sent sympathetic communications to Hanun, which were misinterpreted and the messengers dishonored.
