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Mapun

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: sjm

Population  40,600 in Philippines (2000). Population total all countries: 42,470.
Region  Cagayan de Sulu and Palawan islands. Also in Malaysia (Sabah).
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 115
Alternate names   Bajau Kagayan, Cagayan, Cagayan de Sulu, Cagayanen, Cagayano, Cagayanon, Jama Mapun, Kagayan, Orang, Sama Mapun
Dialects  Intelligibility of Central Sama [sml] 59%.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, Sama-Bajaw, Sulu-Borneo, Borneo Coast Bajaw
Language use  Also use some Tausug [tsg].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 65%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%–70%. Bible portions: 1979–1985.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Malaysia (Sabah)

Language name   Mapun
Population  1,870 in Malaysia (1999).
Region  East coast of Sabah, Sandakan; west coast of Sabah, Banggi, Marudu, Kudat, Kota Kinabalu.
Language map  Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 104
Alternate names  Bajau Kagayan, Cagayan de Sulu, Cagayanon, Jama Mapun, Kagayan, Orang Cagayan, Sama Mapun
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

COLLINS, Millard; COLLINS, Virginia, authors. 1990. "Funeral rites and beliefs of the Jama Mapun."

COLLINS, Millard; COLLINS, Virginia; HASHIM, Sulfilix, compilers. 2001. Mapun-English dictionary.