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KQE ISO 639-3

Kalagan

Kalagan Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
kqe
Alternate Names
Kaagan, Kinalagan, Minuslim Kalagan
Autonym
Kalagan
Population
48,900 (2005 UNSD), decreasing. 7,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 68,400 (2010 census).
Location:
Davao region: Davao del Sur province, southwest of Davao city, inland along coast; Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte provinces, Samal and nearby islands, and inland on Davao gulf easten shores; Davao Oriental province, highlands; Soccsksargen region: north Cotabato province. Davao region: Davao Oriental province (eastern and western dialects); Davao del Sur province, gulf to Hagonoy and Guihing (Lupon dialect); Samal Island (Isamal dialect).
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Western
Dialects
Isamal, Western Kalagan, Eastern Kalagan, Lupon. Lexical similarity: 72% with Kagan [kll], 74% with Mansaka [msk], 83% with Mandaya [mry].
Typology
VOS, VSO; prepositions; articles before adjectives, before numerals, before noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 3 maximum prefixes, 2 maximum suffixes.
Language Use
Strong in communities that are mainly Kalagan, but in mixed communities speakers tend to use Cebuano [ceb]. Youth bilingual in Cebuano, some are losing Kalagan ability. Home, neighborhood, religion. Some young people, all adults. Youth only in solid Kalagan communities. Also use Cebuano [ceb]. Sample showed high proficiency with narratives in Cebuano. Also use English [eng]. Also use Tagalog [tgl]. Used as L2 by Koronadal Blaan [bpr], Tausug [tsg].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Cebuano [ceb], 50% in Tagalog [tgl] or English [eng]. Literature. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kalagan
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Davao region: Davao del Sur province, southwest of Davao city, inland along coast; Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte provinces, Samal and nearby islands, and inland on Davao gulf easten shores; Davao Oriental province, highlands; Soccsksargen region: north Cotabato province. Davao region: Davao Oriental province (eastern and western dialects); Davao del Sur province, gulf to Hagonoy and Guihing (Lupon dialect); Samal Island (Isamal dialect).