Bilic languages

E588585

The Bilic languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken in parts of the Philippines, characterized by shared phonological and lexical innovations that distinguish them from other Philippine language groups.

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Label Occurrences
Bilic languages canonical 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language subgroup
language subgroup
arealAssociation Mindanao NERFINISHED
southern Philippines NERFINISHED
arealGroup Philippine languages
characterizedBy shared lexical innovations
shared phonological innovations
classificationBasis comparative lexicon
comparative phonology
country Philippines
distinguishedFrom other Philippine language groups
fieldOfStudy Austronesian linguistics
Philippine linguistics
hasGeographicDistribution parts of the Philippines
hasLinguisticFeature innovative sound changes
shared vocabulary innovations
hasMember Bilaan language NERFINISHED
Blaan language NERFINISHED
Tagabili language NERFINISHED
Tboli language NERFINISHED
Tboli–Blaan languages NERFINISHED
Ubo language NERFINISHED
hasTypologicalFeature Austronesian alignment
focus system
rich verbal morphology
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
partOf Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
spokenIn Philippines
subclassOf Austronesian languages
Philippine languages

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Proto-Philippine language hasDescendant Bilic languages