Maranao language
| Maranaw language | |
|---|---|
| Basa a Mëranaw باسا أ مراناو | |
| Pronunciation | mrw |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | ARMM
|
| Ethnicity | Maranao |
Native speakers | approx. 2.5M[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Latin; historically written in Jawi script (Batang Arab) [2] | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in the Philippines |
| Regulated by | Commission on the Filipino Language |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mrw |
| Glottolog | mara1404 |
Area where Maranao is spoken | |
Maranao (Filipino: Wikang Mëranaw[4]; Jawi: باسا أ مراناو), sometimes spelled as Maranaw, Meranaw or Mëranaw, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte and their respective cities of Marawi and Iligan located in the Philippines, as well found also in Sabah, Malaysia. It is spoken among the Moros within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Distribution
Maranao is spoken in the following provinces, all located in the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines.
| Province | Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanao del Sur | (all) | ||
| Lanao del Norte | (all) | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Barira | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Buldon | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Parang | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Matanog | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Sultan Mastura | ||
| Maguindanao del Norte | Sultan Kudarat | ||
| Cotabato | Alamada | ||
| Cotabato | Banisilan | ||
| Cotabato | Carmen | ||
| Cotabato | Libungan | ||
| Cotabato | Pigcawayan | ||
| Bukidnon | Talakag | ||
| Bukidnon | Talakag | ||
| Bukidnon | Kalilangan | ||
| Zamboanga del Sur | (all) |
References
- ↑ 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A | psa.gov.ph (PDF)
- ↑ Maranao Language and Alphabet | omniglot.com
- ↑ Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2013). Ortograpiyang Pambansa [National Orthography] (PDF) (in Filipino). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ Mëranaw is the spelling recommended by the Commission on the Filipino Language[3]