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Subanen, Central

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: syb

Population	140,000 (2000), increasing.
Region	Eastern Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 126
Alternate names	Sindangan Subanun
Dialects	Eastern Kolibugan (Eastern Kalibugan). Intelligibility with Lapuyan [laa] 71%. Lexical similarity: 79% with Western Subanen [suc].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Subanon, Eastern
Language use	Positive attitude. Also use Cebuano [ceb].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Brichoux, Felicia, compiler. 2002. A voice from many rivers: Central Subanen oral and written literature; Su gesalan nu nga Subaanen di melaun tinubigan.

Brichoux, Felicia. 1984. "Intersecting functions of topic markers in Sindangan Subanun."

Brichoux, Felicia. 1988. "Please don’t speak my language!."

Brichoux, Felicia. 1992. "Particles: road signs along the highway through a Central Subanen narrative."

Brichoux, Robert and Austin Hale. 1977. "Some characteristics of hortatory strategy in Subanun."  

Brichoux, Robert. 1970. "Sindangan Subanun phonemics."

Brichoux, Robert. 1977. "Spelling Subanun style: a test of a phonemic-cultural orthography."  

Brichoux, Robert. 1984. "Hortatory strategy in Subanun II."

Brichoux, Robert. 1988. "Subanen normative discourse: Implications for translation."

Guilingan, Isis P. and others, compilers. 1983. Gembabaʼ diksyunari (A short dictionary: Languages - Sindangan Subanun, Cebuano Visayan, Pilipino, English).

Lieffers, Jean, editor; Austina McFarland and Mafe Quimba, compilers. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

Tomales, Jesus S., compiler, and others. 1992. Gembabaʼ diksyunari (A short dictionary: Languages - Central Subanen, Cebuano Visayan, Filipino, English).

Vernacular Publications

Ang paagi sa pagsulat sa Sindangang Sinubanun. 1980.

Endutaʼen ta pegbulungay su nga pegladu di malarya, di megudu, di puyaw. 1993.

Gpaat buuk gukiten. 1975.

Kig lumbangta. 1982.

Mekebasa na ita. 1976.

Mekpuun ita megbasa. 1993.

Nga gukiten gSinubanen. 1976.

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

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

Su gulipen nu gadiʼ. 1976.