Magindanaw

Maguindanao

Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine)

FamilyAustronesian (Greater Central Philippine) Speakers~1.4M ScriptLatin / Jawi (historical) CountriesPhilippines (Maguindanao, Cotabato) Official inNo (regional) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3mdh

Maguindanao is a Greater Central Philippine Austronesian language spoken by ~1.4M as the heritage language of the Maguindanao people of Mindanao, who established the Sultanate of Maguindanao (16th-19th c.) — one of the major precolonial Muslim polities of the Philippines. Closely related to Maranao. Now a co-official language of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (2019). Historically used the Arabic-derived Kirim script for religious texts; modern orthography uses Latin script. VSO word order with Austronesian focus-marking system.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Maguindanao

Water

ig

/ʔiɡ/

Fire

apoy

/ʔaˈpoj/

Sun

senang

/seˈnaŋ/

Moon

bulan

/buˈlan/

Star

bituon

/bituʔon/

Mother

ina

/ˈʔina/

Father

ama

/ˈʔama/

I

saki

/saki/

You

seka

/səka/

Name

ngala

/ŋala/

Eye

mata

/maˈta/

Hand

lima

/liˈma/

Heart

pusong

/puˈsoŋ/

Love

kalini

/kaˈlini/

Tree

kayu

/kaˈju/

House

walay

/waˈlaj/

Dog

aso

/ˈʔaso/

Cat

kuting

/kuˈtiŋ/

Eat

kakan

/kaˈkan/

Drink

inum

/ʔiˈnum/

One

isa

/ˈʔisa/

Two

dua

/duwa/

Hello

assalamu alaikum

/assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/

Thank you

sukran

/ˈsukɾan/

Good

mapiya

/maˈpija/

Computer

kompyuter

/komˈpjutɛr/

Sushi

sushi

/ˈsuʃi/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine) languages

Meaning MaguindanaoMaranaoPangasinanIlocanoCentral Cagayan AgtaTausugTagalog
Water ig /ʔiɡ/ ig /iɡ/ danum /daˈnum/ danum /danum/ danum /danum/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/
Fire apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ apoy /apoj/ apoy /ˈʔapoj/ apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ apuy /ʔaˈpuj/ kayu /kaju/ apoy /ʔaˈpoj/
Sun senang /seˈnaŋ/ alongan /aloŋan/ agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ init /ʔinit/ agew /ˈʔaɡew/ adlaw /adlaw/ araw /ˈʔaɾaw/
Moon bulan /buˈlan/ bolan /bolan/ bulan /buˈlan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ buwan /buwan/
Star bituon /bituʔon/ bito-on /bitoʔon/ bitewen /bitewɛn/ bituen /bituˈen/ bituen /biˈtuʔen/ bituun /bituʔun/ bituin /bɪtuˈʔin/
Mother ina /ˈʔina/ ina /ina/ ina /ˈʔina/ ina /ʔiˈna/ ina /ʔiˈna/ inaꞌ /inaʔ/ ina /ʔiˈna/
Father ama /ˈʔama/ ama /ama/ ama /ˈʔama/ ama /ʔaˈma/ ama /ʔaˈma/ amaꞌ /amaʔ/ ama /ʔaˈma/
I saki /saki/ ako /ako/ siak /siʔak/ siak /siˈak/ sikán /siˈkan/ aku /aku/ ako /ʔaˈko/
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