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Kalagan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: kqe

Population  21,400 (1990 census).
Region  Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, east and west shores of Davao Gulf.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 142
Dialects  Isamal, Piso, Tumuaong, Lactan. A population sample scored 87% on Cebuano [ceb] narrative text. Lexical similarity: 72% between Piso dialect and Kagan [kll], 74% with Mansaka [msk]; 83% with Sangab Mandaya [myt].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Western
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  VSO. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MIELKE, Jeff; OLSON, Kenneth S.; PATERSON, Hugh J. III; PEBLEY, Carol Jean; SANICAS-DAGUMAN, Josephine, authors. 2010. "The phonetic status of the (inter)dental approximant."  Available online