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Blaan, Sarangani

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: bps

Population	90,800 (2000).
Region	Mindanao, South Cotabato Province, Sarangani; Davao Del Sur Province.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 137
Alternate names	Balud, Bilaan, Tumanao
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Bilic, Blaan
Language use	Also use Cebuano [ceb], Sarangani Manobo [mbs], Tboli [tbl], Sangil [snl], Sangir [sxn], Magindanao [mdh]; a few use English, Filipino [fil], or other languages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 28%. Literacy rate in L2: 28%. Videos. NT: 1981–1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Burton, Scott L. 2003. "A case study of lexical borrowing between language families in the southern Philippines."

Dean, James C. and Gladys Dean. 1955. "The phonemes of Bilaan."

Longacre, Robert E., editor. 1971. Philippine discourse and paragraph studies in memory of Betty McLachlin.

McLachlin, Betty and Barbara Blackburn. 1968. "Verbal clauses of Sarangani Bilaan."

McLachlin, Betty and Barbara Blackburn. 1971. "An outline of Sarangani Bilaan discourse and paragraph structure."

Rhea, Mary E. 1995. "Sarangani Blaan: introduction and wordlist."

Rhea, Mary. 1972. "Prefocus and verbal orientation in Sarangani Bilaan."

Vernacular Publications

Dad santulen i munah to. 1966.

Dee bung tduk. 1973.

Drill book. 1963.

Én kagu i to faglut = Pilgrim's progress. 1982.

Fye knè di ta tanà. 1973.

Fye ninum yéél. 1973.

Gambet ito masa. 1977.

Gambet ito masa: Katdò i to tamdò. 1978.

Kaglabat i bnasa. 1982.

Kaglabat i bnasa. 2006.

Kaglabat i bnasa: katdò i to tamdò. 2006.

Masa ito 1. 1961.

Masa ito 2. 1963.

Masa ito 3, 4. 1965.

Masa ito. 1978.

Smulat ito Kagu i to faglut: Katdò i to tamdò. 1984.

Smulat ito. 1982.

Tariri. 1973.