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Maguindanao

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: mdh

Population	1,000,000 (Wiesenfeld 1999). 766,565 Maguindanao (1990 census), 241,000 Iranun (1981 SIL).
Region	Maguindanao, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kuderat, and Zamboanga del Sur provinces; Iranun also in Bukidnon, Mindanao.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 132
Alternate names	Magindanaon, Magindanaw, Maguindanaw
Dialects	Laya, Ilud, Biwangan, Sibugay, Iranun (Ilanon, Illanon, Ilanum, Iranon), Tagakawanan. 84% intelligibility of the Iranun dialect, 60% with Maranao [mrw]; 96% with Illanun [ill] of Sabah, Malaysia, and 95% with Maranao [mrw]. Comprehension of Filipino [fil] is low. Subdialects of Iranun: Iranun and Isebanganen.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Danao, Magindanao
Language use	Trade language.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1946–1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALLISON, E. Joseph, author. 1979. "Proto-Danaw: a comparative study of Maranaw, Magindanaw, and Iranun."

ECK, Jerry, author. 1974. Magindanao penultimate vowels.

FLEISCHMAN, Eric, author. 1981. "The decline of datuship in the Iranun sultanate of Linek."

FLEISCHMAN, Eric, author. 1986. "Maguindanaon verbal inflection."

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1962. "On non-syllabic high vocoids in Maguindanao."

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1964. "Maguindanao /l/."

LEE, Ernest W., author. 1964. "Non-focus verbs in Maguindanao."

MOE, Ronald, author. 1986. "How to find verb roots."