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
20 core words in Maguindanao
Water
ig
/ʔiɡ/
Fire
apoy
/ʔaˈpoj/
Sun
senang
/seˈnaŋ/
Moon
bulan
/buˈlan/
Mother
ina
/ˈʔina/
Father
ama
/ˈʔama/
Eat
kakan
/kaˈkan/
Drink
inum
/ʔiˈnum/
Love
kalini
/kaˈlini/
Heart
pusong
/puˈsoŋ/
Tree
kayu
/kaˈju/
House
walay
/waˈlaj/
Dog
aso
/ˈʔaso/
Cat
kuting
/kuˈtiŋ/
Hand
lima
/liˈma/
Eye
mata
/maˈta/
Hello
assalamu alaikum
/assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/
Thank you
sukran
/ˈsukɾan/
One
isa
/ˈʔisa/
Good
mapiya
/maˈpija/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine) languages
| Meaning | Maguindanao | Pangasinan | Central Cagayan Agta | Maranao | Tagalog | Kapampangan | Coastal Kadazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ig /ʔiɡ/ | danum /daˈnum/ | danum /danum/ | ig /iɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | danum /daˈnum/ | waig /waiɡ/ |
| Fire | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | apuy /ʔaˈpuj/ | apoy /apoj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ | tapui /taˈpui/ |
| Sun | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | agew /ˈʔaɡew/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | tadau /taˈdau/ |
| Moon | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bolan /bolan/ | buwan /buwan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ |
| Mother | ina /ˈʔina/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ina/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | tina /ˈtina/ |
| Father | ama /ˈʔama/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | tama /ˈtama/ |
| Eat | kakan /kaˈkan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ |
| Drink | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | minom /minom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | minum /miˈnum/ | monginum /moˈŋinum/ |
| Love | kalini /kaˈlini/ | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ | ohunod /oˈhunod/ |
| Heart | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | puso /ˈpuso/ | poso /poso/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ |
| Tree | kayu /kaˈju/ | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | kayo /kajo/ | kayo /kajo/ | puno /puno/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | kayu /ˈkaju/ |
| House | walay /waˈlaj/ | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | balay /balaj/ | walay /walaj/ | bahay /bahaj/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ | walai /waˈlai/ |
| Dog | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | atu /ˈʔatu/ | aso /aso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ | tasu /ˈtasu/ |
| Cat | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | pusa /ˈpusa/ | kuti /kuti/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ |
| Hand | lima /liˈma/ | lima /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | kamay /kamaj/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | longon /ˈloŋon/ |
| Eye | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mato /ˈmato/ |
| Hello | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kapian /kapijan/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ |
| Thank you | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | salamat /saˈlamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ |
| One | isa /ˈʔisa/ | sakey /saˈkəj/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | isa /isa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | iso /ˈiso/ |
| Good | mapiya /maˈpija/ | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | napya /napja/ | mapia /mapija/ | mabuti /mabuti/ | mayap /maˈjap/ | avasi /aˈvasi/ |
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