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Maguindanao language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maguindanaon (Basa Magindanawn, Jawi: باس مڬندنون), or Magindanawn is an Austronesian language spoken by Maguindanaon people who form majority of the population of eponymous provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different parts of Mindanao such as the cities of Zamboanga, Davao, and General Santos, and the provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Davao del Sur, as well as Metro Manila. As of 2020, the language is ranked to be the ninth leading language spoken at home in the Philippines with only 365,032 households still speaking the language.[2]
Quick Facts Maguindanaon, Native to ...
Maguindanaon | |
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Basa Magindanawn باس مڬندنون | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Occidental |
Ethnicity | Maguindanaon |
Native speakers | 1.5 million (2010)[1] |
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Latin Arabic (Jawi) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in the Philippines |
Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mdh |
Glottolog | magu1243 |
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