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MRW ISO 639-3

Maranao

Maranao Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Maranaw, Mëranaw, Ranao
Autonym
Maranao
Population
866,000 (2005 UNSD). Ethnic population: 1,350,000 (2010 census).
Location:
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: almost all Lanao del Sur province; northwest Maguindanao province, Bariya, Buldon, Matanog, and north Parang municipalities; Northern Mindanao region: west central Bukidnon province; south Lanao del Norte province, north of Lake Lano; Soccsksargen region: northwest North Cotabato province.
Language Status
4 (Educational). De facto language of provincial identity in Lanao del Sur.
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Danao, Maranao-Iranon
Dialects
None known. Intelligibility of Iranun [ilp] 87%, of Maguindanaon [mdh] 52%.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Taught in primary schools, in Lanao provinces. Literature. Dictionary. Bible: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Maranao
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

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Location: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: almost all Lanao del Sur province; northwest Maguindanao province, Bariya, Buldon, Matanog, and north Parang municipalities; Northern Mindanao region: west central Bukidnon province; south Lanao del Norte province, north of Lake Lano; Soccsksargen region: northwest North Cotabato province.