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Subanon, Western

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: suc

Population	75,000 (1997 SIL).
Region	Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 124
Alternate names	Siocon
Dialects	Siocon, Western Kolibugan (Western Kalibugan). Lexical similarity: 89% between the Siocon and Western Kolibugan dialects.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Subanon, Eastern
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 39%. Literacy rate in L2: 39%. NT: 1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRICHOUX, Robert, author. 1977. "Semantic components of pronoun systems: Subanon and Samoan."  

HALL, Lee, author. 1991. Article I: High school students as teachers among the Western Subanon.

HALL, Lee, author. 1991. Article II: The tape recorder as a teacher among the Western Subanon.

HALL, William C., author. 1969. "A classification of Siocon Subanon verbs."

HALL, William C., author. 1973. "An outline of Siocon Subanon sentence structure."

HALL, William C., author. 1978. "Subanon [language text]."  

HALL, William C., author. 1983. Some aspects of formal speech among the Western Subanon of Mindanao.

HALL, William C., author. 1987. Aspects of Western Subanon Formal Speech.  

HALL, William C., author. Available: 2011; Created: 1968. An outline of Siocon Subanon sentence structure.

Vernacular Publications

Balulibun. 1972.

Bataʼ nog balulibon nog moktotimaluy. 1985.

Bataʼ nog balulibun. 1981.

Bolabow bu koding. 1989.

Gusa bu susuʼ (Western Subanon traditional folktale, told by Siday Dondanan). 1989.

Libagday. 1984.

Moganad ita lihalan sog bulilang. 1972.

Mogandun og kopokpalit nog mosakit. 1982.

Mogbasta bu monulat ita. 1990.

Mogbasta ita. 1985.

Og dunya nog pogonongan ta. 1981.

Og tubig, bololagaʼ sog diʼ mokodag. 1990.

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

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

Pokpantun sog ginaʼ nog pagbogat dunut sog kopogusibaʼ non bataʼ non. 1982.

Polongati. 1981.

Tigum. 1978.

Vocabulary. 1972.