South Mindanao languages
| South Mindanao | |
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| Bilic | |
| Geographic distribution |
southern coast of Mindanao |
| Linguistic classification |
Austronesian
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| Glottolog | bili1253 |
Areas where Bilic languages are spoken
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The South Mindanao or Bilic languages are a group of related languages spoken by the Bagobo, B'laan, T'boli, and Tiruray peoples of the southern coast of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. They are not part of the Mindanao language family that covers much of the island. The languages are:
Savage (1986) reconstructs Proto-South-Mindanao from Tboli, Koronadal Blaan, and Sarangani Blaan. Tiruray and Bagobo were not used in Savage's (1986) reconstruction.
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