Sama, Pangutaran | Ethnologue

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: slm
Alternate Names: Pangutaran, Sama Pangutaran, Siyama
Autonym: Siyama Pangutaran
Population: 35,200 (2000).
Location:: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: west central Sulu province, Pangutaran island; Tawi-Tawi province, Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi island.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, Sama-Bajaw, Sulu-Borneo, Western Sulu Sama
Dialects: None known. Intelligibility of Central Sama [sml] 65%.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Oral use in education for explanations. Market. Some written use in communications. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tausug [tsg]. Some also use Filipino [fil]. Some also use Malay [zlm], especially those who have been to Malaysia. Used as L2 by Southern Sama [ssb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1994.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sama, Pangutaran
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: west central Sulu province, Pangutaran island; Tawi-Tawi province, Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi island.