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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Philippines > Giangan

Giangan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3bgi

Population  55,000 (1990 census).
Region  Mindanao, Davao City; Davao del Sur, east slopes of Mt. Apo.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 143
Alternate names   Atto, Bagobo, Clata, Eto, Guanga, Gulanga, Jangan
Dialects  69% comprehension of Tagabawa [bgs]; 79% of Obo Manobo [obo]. Lexical similarity: 34% with Tagabawa, 35% with Obo Manobo; 43% with Blaan [bpr].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Bilic
Language use  Also use some Cebuano [ceb].
Comments  Different from Manobo.