Bolinao (Binu-Bolinao)

Bolinao is a member of the Central Luzon branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It spoken by about 51,000 people mainly in the municipalities of Anda and Bolinao in Pangasinan province on Luzon in the Philippines. It is also known as Bino-Bolinao, Binubolinao, Binubulinao, Bolinao Sambal, Bolinao Zambal, Bulinaw or Sambal Bolinao.

The language is taught in a number of schools, and 90% of speakers are able to read and write it.

Bolinao alphabet and pronunciation

Bolinao alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Bolinao (Excel)

Sample text in Bolinao

Si'ya a kai tanda' nin lumingap sa pangibwatan na, kai ya mirate' sa keen na.

Translation

He who does not acknowledge his beginnings will not reach his destination.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolinao_language

Information about Bolinao | Numbers in Bolinao

Links

Information about Bolinao
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolinao_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/smk
http://www.language-archives.org/language/smk/
http://www.binubolinao.com/Inglis/Inglis.htm

Bolinao dictionaries
http://bolinao.webonary.org
https://glosbe.com/fil/smk/

Central Luzon languages

Abellen, Ambala, Bolinao, Botolan, Hatang Kayi, Sambal

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

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