Tadyawan language
Appearance
Tadyawan | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | MIMAROPA |
Native speakers | 4,200 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tdy |
Glottolog | tady1237 |
The Tadyawan language is a language spoken by Mangyans in the southern Lake Naujan area, in east-central Mindoro Oriental Province, Philippines.
Dialects
Tweddell (1970:195)[2] lists 4 dialects.
- Nauhan
- East Aglubang
- West Aglubang
- Pola
Nauhan and East Aglubang are close to each other. The West Aglubang is spoken farthest out and has strong Alangan influence.
References
- ^ Tadyawan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Tweddell, Colin E. 1970. “The Identity and Distribution of the Mangyan Tribes of Mindoro, Philippines”. Anthropological Linguistics 12 (6).