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Blaan language

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Native to
  
Philippines

Ethnicity
  
Blaan

Region
  
Mindanao

Native speakers
  
240,000 (2000–2007)

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineSouth MindanaoBlaan

ISO 639-3
  
Either:bpr – Koronadal Blaan (Tagalagad)bps – Sarangani Blaan (Tumanao)

Blaan is an Austronesian language of the southern Philippines.

There are two major varieties of Blaan.

  • Koronadal Blaan (Tagalagad)
  • Sarangani Blaan (Tumanao)

    • Distribution

    According to the Ethnologue, Koronadal Blaan is spoken in:

  • eastern South Cotabato Province
  • Sarangani Province
  • Sultan Kudarat Province (Lutayan area)
  • Davao del Sur Province

    • Sarangani Blaan is spoken in:

  • almost the entire area of Sarangani Province
  • South Cotabato Province (General Santos and north)
  • Davao del Sur Province (language area across from Sarangani Province's northern border)

    • References

    Blaan language Wikipedia
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