Magahat, also called Southern Binukidnon or Buglas Bukidnon, is a
Central Philippine language of the mountains of
Negros in the
Philippines that has been strongly influenced by Cebuano and Hiligaynon. It is similar to
Karolanos; Lobel (2013)[2] suggests that it is a
Bisayan language.
Demographics
Oracion (1974)[3] reported a Magahat population of just under 400 people in
Basay, Negros Oriental. Dantes (2015)[4] reported a Magahat population of 2,478 individuals.
Lobel (2013: 39, 249, 273)[2] reports that Southern Binukidnon is a Bisayan language that has some uncommon phonological features, including the preservation of
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-h in
coda positions.
^Oracion, Timoteo S. (1974). "The Magahats of Southern Negros, Philippines: Problems and Prospects". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. 2 (1/2): 38–46.
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