Mangyan

noun

Man·​gyan

mänˈgyän

plural Mangyan or Mangyans

1

a

: any of several peoples of Mindoro, Philippines compare hanunóo

b

: a member of any such peoples

2

: any of the Austronesian languages of the Mangyan peoples

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog Mangyán

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