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Subanun, Lapuyan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3laa

Population  25,000 (1978 SIL).
Region  Subpeninsulas of eastern Zamboanga del Sur, Mindanao.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 125
Alternate names   Lapuyen, Margosatubig, Subanen
Dialects  Lapuyan Subanun speakers understand Central Subanen [syb] (85%), but not vice versa.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Subanon, Eastern
Language use  Low comprehension of Cebuano [ceb].
Language development  NT: 1982.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Phrase book: Central Subanen, Southern Subanen, Western Subanon, Cebuano, Filipino, English. 1992.

Phrase book: English, Pilipino, Chavacano, Western Subanon, Sindangan Subanun, Southern Subanen. 1985.