Magindanaw
Maguindanao
Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine)
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 | Maguindanao | Maranao | Pangasinan | Ilocano | Central Cagayan Agta | Tausug | Tagalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| You | seka /səka/ | seka /sɵka/ | sika /sika/ | sika /siˈka/ | sikaw /siˈkaw/ | ikaw /ikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ |
| Name | ngala /ŋala/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | nagan /ˈnaɡan/ | ngahan /ˈŋahan/ | ngan /ŋan/ | pangalan /paˈŋalan/ |
| Eye | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | lima /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ | lima /liˈma/ | ima /ʔima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | kamay /kamaj/ |
| Heart | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | puso /ˈpuso/ | puso /puso/ | poso /poso/ | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ |
| Love | kalini /kaˈlini/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | lasa /lasa/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ |
| Tree | kayu /kaˈju/ | kayo /kajo/ | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | kayo /kajo/ | kayo /kajo/ | kahuy /kahuj/ | puno /puno/ |
| House | walay /waˈlaj/ | walay /walaj/ | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | bāy /baːj/ | bahay /bahaj/ |
| Dog | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /aso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | atu /ˈʔatu/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ |
| Cat | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /ˈpusa/ | pusa /pusa/ | kuti /kuti/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Eat | kakan /kaˈkan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ |
| Drink | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | minom /minom/ | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | minum /minum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ |
| One | isa /ˈʔisa/ | isa /isa/ | sakey /saˈkəj/ | maysa /majsa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | isa /isa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ |
| Two | dua /duwa/ | dowa /dowa/ | dua /duʔa/ | dua /duˈa/ | duwa /ˈduwa/ | duwa /duwa/ | dalawa /dalaˈwa/ |
| Hello | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | kapian /kapijan/ | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kablaaw /kablaʔaw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ |
| Thank you | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /saˈlamat/ | agyamanak /ʔaɡjamanak/ | salamat /salamat/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | mapiya /maˈpija/ | mapia /mapija/ | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | nasayaat /nasajaʔat/ | napya /napja/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | mabuti /mabuti/ |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompiuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | — | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompiyuter /kompiˈjuteɾ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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