Sama, Pangutaran

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
slm
Alternate Names
Pangutaran, Sama Pangutaran, Siyama
Autonym
Siyama Pangutaran
User Population

35,200 (2000).

Location

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: west central Sulu province, Pangutaran island; Tawi-Tawi province, Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi island.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, Sama-Bajaw, Sulu-Borneo, Western Sulu Sama
Dialects

None known. Intelligibility of Central Sama [sml] 65%.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Oral use in education for explanations. Market. Some written use in communications. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tausug [tsg]. Some also use Filipino [fil]. Some also use Malay [zlm], especially those who have been to Malaysia. Used as L2 by Southern Sama [ssb].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1994.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sama, Pangutaran
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.