SURIGAONON

LANGUAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES

SURIGAONON
Surigaonon is a member of the Southern Bisayan branch of the Philippine
language family. It is spoken in the Caraga region in the north of Mindanao island in
the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands,
Surigao del Sur, and also in Agusan del Norte and Davao Oriental. In 2009 there
were about 500,000 speakers of Surigaonon, which is also known as Cantilangnon,
Jaun-Jaun, Sinurigao or Waya-Waya.

Surigaonon is written with the Latin alphabet and is taught in primary schools
in the Surigao provinces and the Dinagat Islands. It is closely related to Tausug and
Butuanon, and many Surigaonon speakers also speak Cebuano. As a result, there
is a lot of Cebuano vocabulary in Suriganon, and there is a shift among Surigaonon
speakers to Cebuano.

II. Alphabet and Pronunciation

Aa Bb Dd Gg Hh Ii Jj

[a] [b] [d] [ɡ] [h] [i/ɪ] [ʤ]

Kk Ll Mm Nn Ng ng Pp Rr

[k] [l] [m] [n] [ŋ] [p] [r]

Ss Tt Uu Ww Yy ?

[s] [t] [u/y] [w] [j] [ʔ]

Other letters

aw ay iw uy

[au] [aj] [iu] [uj]

III. Word list and Translation (in English).

SURIGAONON ENGLISH

AJAW NO

AMBAW MOUSE

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 BAJA BAJA MIRACLE

BIJOK TURN

DAJANG FALL

DATU RICH

DAYA BRING

DID ON THERE

GIBANGA BITE

GAJUD YES IT IS

HAJAB VERY HIGH

HAYAP BLURR

HIBAYO KNOWLEDGE

HILAM MOSQUITO

HUJOP BLOW

IDO DOG

ILAJA MOUNTAIN

INI THIS

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 INDAY THISI DON’T KNOW

JABO SPILLED OUT

JAGAN RUN

JARI HERE

KARI COME

KALA IN DIFFERENT

KAYAOT UGLY

KINTAHAY EXAMPLE

LAJO FAR

LAONG SAID

LAYUM DEEP

MAMANG ANTS

MIYA CATS

NGAYAN NAME

NIJA HIS/HERS

ONO WHAT

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 PAJOK BRUISE

PASO HOT

PANAW WALK

SIKI FEET

SIPOG SHAME

SUYAT LETTER

TAGAW NAIVE

TAGABRIHAN OPEN

TAG-IJA OWNER

TAGLUPAD FLY

UJON AGREE

UYAN RAIN

WAYA LEFT/NOTHING

WAYONG FACE

YAOT UGLY

YA PA STILL NOTHING

Reference:

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https://www.omniglot.com/writing/surigaonon.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surigaonon_language

https://www.academia.edu/328011/
A_Descriptive_Analysis_of_Surigaonon_Language

https://www.ethnologue.com/language/sgd

https://www.slideshare.net/sembagot/surigaonon-
bisayatagalogenglish-translation

PREPARED BY;

Monera Kintog Utto