SUBANON, WESTERN: a language of Philippines

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: SUC

ISO 639-2: phi

Population 75,000 (1997 SIL). 
Region Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula.
Alternate names   SIOCON
Dialects WESTERN KOLIBUGAN (WESTERN KALIBUGAN).
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Southern Philippine, Subanun, Kalibugan.
Comments Siocon and Western Kolibugan have 89% lexical similarity. Literacy rate in first language: 39%. Literacy rate in second language: 39%. Christian. NT 1996.

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