Subanen, Central

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
syb
Alternate Names
Sindangan Subanun
Population

140,000 (2000), increasing.

Location

Mindanao, east Zamboanga Peninsula; Sulu Archipelago.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

Eastern Kolibugan (Eastern Kalibugan). Intelligibility of Southern Subanen [laa] 71%. Lexical similarity: 79% with Western Subanen [suc].

Language Use

Community, home, church, informal education. All ages. Positive attitudes. Bilingual in Cebuano [ceb] and Hiligaynon [hil]; L2 acquired through community, school, market, and employment; L2 used in those domains, in some homes and churches.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Poetry. Dictionary. NT: 1992.
Writing
Latin script, used since 1980s.
Other Comments

Value their language. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.