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STB ISO 639-3

Subanen, Northern

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Northern Subaanen, Tuboy Subanon
Population
85,400 (2010 SIL), increasing. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 85,400.
Location:
CALABARZON region: Rizal province, Disoy; Siayan municipality, Dumugok; Negros Island region: Central Visayas province, La Libertad; Northern Mindanao region: Misamis Occidental province, Jose Dalman Manukan (Linay and Pangandaw), Manuel A. Roxas, and Polanco municipalities; Zamboanga Peninsula region: Zamboanga del Norte province, Mutia and Sergio Osmeña, and Sibutad municipalities, inland from Dipolog and Dapitan cities.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Subanon, Eastern
Dialects
Dapitan, Salog (Salug), Dikayu, Miatan, Piyau. 63% intelligibility of Central Subanen [syb], 40% of Southern Subanen [laa]. Lexical similarity: 87% with Central Subanen [syb].
Language Use
Home, church, community, group discussion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Cebuano [ceb], acquired through intermarriage, community, school, travel, and some homes and churches.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 86%. Literacy rate in L2: 86%. Few local grade schools. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Subanen, Northern
Writing
Latin script [Latn], used since 1991.
Other Comments
Christian, traditional religion.

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Location: CALABARZON region: Rizal province, Disoy; Siayan municipality, Dumugok; Negros Island region: Central Visayas province, La Libertad; Northern Mindanao region: Misamis Occidental province, Jose Dalman Manukan (Linay and Pangandaw), Manuel A. Roxas, and Polanco municipalities; Zamboanga Peninsula region: Zamboanga del Norte province, Mutia and Sergio Osmeña, and Sibutad municipalities, inland from Dipolog and Dapitan cities.