Subanen, Northern

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
stb
Alternate Names
Tuboy Subanon
Population

85,400 (2010 SIL), increasing. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 85,400.

Location

Mindanao, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Sergio Osmeña and Mutia municipalities; inland from Dipolog and Dapitan cities; Misamis Occidental Province, Northern Subanen: Jose Dalman (Linasan), Katipunan, La Libertad, Manukan (Linay and Pangandaw), Pinan, Polanco, President Manuel Roxas, Rizal (Disoy) Siayan (Dumugok), and Sibutad.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Subanon, Eastern
Dialects

Dapitan, Dikayu, Miatan, Piyau, Salog (Salug). 63% intelligibility of Central Subanen [syb], 40% of Southern Subanen [laa]. Lexical similarity: 87% with Central Subanen [syb].

Language Use

Home, church, community, group discussion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Bilingual in Cebuano [ceb]; L2 acquired through community, school, and travel; L2 used at home, in school, and in the community of L2.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 86%. Literacy rate in L2: 86%. Few local grade schools. Poetry. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Writing
Latin script, used since 1991.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.