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Encyclopedia > Maguindanao language

Maguindanao is an Austronesian language spoken in the provinces of Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Zamboanga del Sur in the Philippines.

Maranao
Spoken in: Philippines
Region: Southwest Mindanao
First language speakers: 1 million
Second language speakers: -
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic
classification:
Austronesian

  Malayo-Polynesian
   Western
    Southern Philippine
     Danao
     Maguindanao

Official status
Official language of: -
Regulated by: -
Language codes
ISO 639-1 -
ISO 639-2 -
SIL MDH

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Maguindanao (4824 words)
From 1663 to 1718, Maguindanao influence extended as far as Zambales in the west, Cagayan de Oro in the north, Sarangani in the south, and Davao in the east.
Maguindanao pottery is made mainly through the "turn-modeling" technique, where a turntable, as well as a paddle, an anvil, and a broken rim, are used to mold and shape the pottery (Jose-De La Cruz 1982:8-9).
The Maguindanao believe in a basic unity underlying the various aspects of the environment and this belief is reflected in the use of often conflicting image and subject in the riddles (Notre Dame Journal 1980:17).
Languages of the Philippines at AllExperts (1230 words)
A total of 172 native languages and dialects are spoken, all belonging to the Austronesian linguistic family.
For languages spoken in the central region of the Philippines or Visayan region.
Hokkien Chinese is the language of the majority the Chinese in the Philippines, who immigrated from the Fujian (pronounced locally as Fookien or Hokkien) province in China.
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