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Yakan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: yka

Population	106,000 in Philippines (1990 census), increasing. 33% monolinguals. 86,926 in Basilan Province. Population total all countries: 107,000.
Region	Sulu Archipelago, Basilan Island and small surrounding islands, Sakol Island, east coast of Zamboanga peninsula, western Mindanao. They live more concentrated away from the coast. Also in Malaysia (Sabah).
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 121
Alternate names	Yacan
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Paitanic
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Local administration, commerce, religion, oral traditional literature. Positive attitude. Some also use Tausug [tsg], Chavacano [cbk], Filipino [fil], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 35%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1984.
Writing system	Arabic script. Latin script.
Comments	Land division in families and increasing population pushes young people to seek employment in cities or other countries. Agriculturalists. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Malaysia (Sabah)

Language name	Yakan
Population	1,000 in Malaysia (2000).
Alternate names	Yacan
Comments	Mainly temporary workers.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEHRENS, Dietlinde, author. 1975. "Yakan phonemics and morphophonemics."

BEHRENS, Dietlinde, author. 1977. "Coconut cultivation among the Yakan."  

BEHRENS, Dietlinde, author. 2002. Yakan-English dictionary.

BEHRENS, Dietlinde, compiler. 2001. Dictionary: Yakan - English: student edition; Diksiyonari: Yakan - Inglis: para si istudiyante.

BEHRENS, Dietlinde; BRAINARD, Sherri, authors. 2002. A grammar of Yakan.

BEHRENS, Dietlinde; HALE, Austin, authors. 1986. "Demonstratives and the plot in Yakan."  

BEHRENS, Dietlinde; HOOKER, Betty, authors. 1978. "Yakan [language texts]."

HOOKER, Betty, author. 1975. "Some nominal phrases in Yakan."

MCFARLAND, Austina; QUIMBA, Mafe, compilers; LIEFFERS, Jean, editor. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.