Authors :
Aimee V. Aragon; Dr. Jonathan L. Cabradilla
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 2 - February
Google Scholar :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7684769
Abstract :
This paper describes the grammar of
Mëranaw (ISO 639-3: mrw). Mëranaw, or more
commonly known as Maranao, is a Philippine language
prevalently spoken in almost all parts of Lanao del Sur
province and in some areas in Lanao del Norte,
Maguindanao, and North Cotabato. The primary goal of
this study is to provide a grammar of the Mëranaw
language that entails linguistic features of the language
covering its morphological features. The participants of
this study were the three identified professional and
native speakers living in Marawi City. The elicited
materials consist of the 615-word list and 775-sentence
list from UP Department of Linguistics were transcribed
and analyzed using the Basic Linguistic Theory. It was
found that morphologically speaking, Mëranaw language
has a rich culture of affixation as prefixes, suffixes,
infixes, and circumfixes are all present to create new
words. These affixations include the prefix p-, mak-, and
tomi- and the suffix -an. Moreover, the infix ka- -an and
circumfix p- -n, miaka- -e. This is to form another lexical
category of a given Mëranaw word that most likely
entails to tells the time certain Mëranaw verbs take
place. Furthermore, this grammar sketch aims to
provide a concrete reference for Mother Tongue–Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) as the Mëranaw
language is one of the languages being taught. It further
implies language description and documentation as the
basis for language revitalization and at the same time
culture preservation.
Keywords :
Applied Linguistics, Maranao, Mëranaw, Language Documentation, Grammar Sketch, Philippines.
This paper describes the grammar of
Mëranaw (ISO 639-3: mrw). Mëranaw, or more
commonly known as Maranao, is a Philippine language
prevalently spoken in almost all parts of Lanao del Sur
province and in some areas in Lanao del Norte,
Maguindanao, and North Cotabato. The primary goal of
this study is to provide a grammar of the Mëranaw
language that entails linguistic features of the language
covering its morphological features. The participants of
this study were the three identified professional and
native speakers living in Marawi City. The elicited
materials consist of the 615-word list and 775-sentence
list from UP Department of Linguistics were transcribed
and analyzed using the Basic Linguistic Theory. It was
found that morphologically speaking, Mëranaw language
has a rich culture of affixation as prefixes, suffixes,
infixes, and circumfixes are all present to create new
words. These affixations include the prefix p-, mak-, and
tomi- and the suffix -an. Moreover, the infix ka- -an and
circumfix p- -n, miaka- -e. This is to form another lexical
category of a given Mëranaw word that most likely
entails to tells the time certain Mëranaw verbs take
place. Furthermore, this grammar sketch aims to
provide a concrete reference for Mother Tongue–Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) as the Mëranaw
language is one of the languages being taught. It further
implies language description and documentation as the
basis for language revitalization and at the same time
culture preservation.
Keywords :
Applied Linguistics, Maranao, Mëranaw, Language Documentation, Grammar Sketch, Philippines.
