Subanon language
| Subanon | |
|---|---|
| Subanen, Subanun | |
| Kalibugan, Kolibugan | |
| Region | Western Mindanao |
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Native speakers
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(400,000 cited 1978–2011) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: syb – Central stb – Northern suc – Western skn – Kolibugan laa – Lapuyan sfe – Eastern |
| Glottolog | suba1253 |
The Subanon language (also Subanen and Subanun) is an Austronesian language belonging to the Mindanao languages. It is typically considered by linguists as a dialect cluster more than a monolithic language. Subanon is spoken in various areas of Zamboanga Peninsula namely the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, and in Misamis Occidental of Northern Mindanao. There is also a sizeable Subanon community in Misamis Oriental. Most go by the name of Subanen, Subanon or Subanun, while those who adhere to Islam refer to themselves as Kalibugan.
Jason Lobel (2013:308) classifies the Subanen varieties as follows.
Lobel (2013:308) lists the following innovations among each of the following subgroups.
Proto-Subanen is also notable for having completely lost Proto-Greater Central Philippine *h.
Lobel (2013) also provides a reconstruction of Proto-Subanen.
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