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Encyclopedia > Tausug language

Tausug is spoken in Sulu province in the Philippines. Sulu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). ...


It is a member of the Visayan language family. The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ...

Tausug
Spoken in: Philippines
Region: Sulu Archipelago
First language speakers: 1 million
Second language speakers: 250,000
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic
classification:
Austronesian

  Malayo-Polynesian
   Western
    Central Philippine
     Visayan
      South Visayan
      Tausug Sulu Archipelago is an island chain in the southwest Philippines. ... This is a list of languages ordered by number of first-language speakers, with some data for second-language use. ... Current distribution of Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth). ... Current distribution of Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth). ... The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ...

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

Contents

ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ... SIL International is a non-profit, faith-based, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ...


Grammar

Pronouns

  Absolutive Ergative Oblique
1st person singular aku ku kāku'
1st person dual kita natu', ta katu'
2nd person singular ikaw, kaw mu kaymu
3rd person singular siya niya kaniya
1st person plural inclusive kitaniyu natu'niyu, taniyu kātu'niyu, kātu'natu'
1st person plural exclusive kami namu kāmu'
2nd person plural kamu niyu kaniyu
3rd person plural sila nila kanila

See also

There are over 170 languages of the Philippines; almost all of them belong to the Austronesian language family. ... Cebuano, also known as Sugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place, added... Kapampangan is one of the thirteen major languages of the Philippines. ... Chavacano, (also Chabacano or Zamboangueño), is a Spanish creole spoken in the Philippines. ... Pangasinán is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines and is spoken exclusively in the province of Pangasinan, along with Ilokano. ... The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. ... Bicolano or Bikol is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon. ... Ilocano, also Iloko and Ilokano, refers to the language and culture associated with the Ilocano people, the third largest ethnic group in the Philippines. ... Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Wáray-Wáray (commonly spelled as Waray-Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(in)eyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ...

External links

  • In Bahasa Sug: An Introduction to Tausug by Christopher Sundita
  • Tausug Language by Dr. Carl G. Rubino

References

  • Sundita, Christopher Allen (2002) In Bahasa Sug: An Introduction to Tausug, Lobel & Tria Partnership, Co.. ISBN 971-92226-6-2

  Results from FactBites:
 
Ethnologue report for language code:tsg (207 words)
Taw Sug, Sulu, Suluk, Tausog, Moro Joloano, Jolohano, Sinug Tausug
Mapun, Central Sama, Balangingi Sama, Pangutaran Sama, Southern Sama, and Yakan speakers speak it as second language.
Armour, Malcolm S. A comparison of narrative and hortatory discourse in Tausug.
The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles (866 words)
Among the Tausug, the household is the smallest territorial unit.
Because a real sense of community is weak among the Tausug, the solidarity of the kauman depends on several factors: the amount of intermarriage among its residents, the effective authority of the headman, and the attendance at a common mosque.
The Tausug are Sunni (Orthodox) Muslims belonging to the Shafiite branch of Islam.
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