Tiruray
Tiruray is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines, by about 50 thousand people.
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Teduray or Tiruray is an Austronesian language of the southern Philippines spoken by the Teduray people, in the Datu Blah T. Sinsuat and Upi municipalities (southern Maguindanao del Norte Province), South Upi municipality (western Maguindanao del Sur Province), and Lebak municipality (northwestern Sultan Kudarat Province).
From Wikipedia · Teduray language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Tiruray
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | libun | |
| knee | tur | |
| water | wayeg | |
| mountain | tuduk | |
| fish | sedo | |
| four | efot | |
| banana | saging |
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