The Iranun language (
Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an
Austronesian language belonging to the
Danao languages spoken in the
provinces of
Maguindanao del Norte and other part of
Lanao del Sur and
Lanao del Norte, coastal municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur from Tukuran to Dumalinao and
Cotabato in southern
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and the
Malaysian state of
Sabah
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. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao after the
Maguindanao language
Maguindanao (, Jawi: ), Maguindanaon or Magindanao is an Austronesian language spoken by a majority of the population of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different pa ...
.
Distribution
Iranun is spoken in the following areas:
[''Ethnologue'']
*
Maguindanao del Norte:
Barira
Barira, officially the Municipality of Barira ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Barira''; Iranun: ''Inged a Barira''; tl, Bayan ng Barira), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...
,
Buldon
Buldon, officially the Municipality of Buldon ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Buldon''; Iranun: ''Inged a Buldon''; tl, Bayan ng Buldon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...
,
Parang,
Matanog,
Sultan Mastura
Sultan Mastura, officially the Municipality of Sultan Mastura ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Sultan Mastura''; Iranun: ''Inged a Sultan Mastura''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan Mastura), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Phi ...
, and
Sultan Kudarat
*
Cotabato:
Alamada,
Banisilan,
Carmen
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,
Libungan, and
Pigcawayan
*
Lanao del Norte:
Kauswagan and
Kolambugan
*
Lanao del Sur:
Balabagan
Balabagan, officially the Municipality of Balabagan (Maranao and Iranun: ''Inged a Balabagan''; tl, Bayan ng Balabagan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
,
Bumbaran, and
Picong
*
Bukidnon:
Kalilangan
*
Zamboanga del Sur:
Pagadian,
San Pablo,
Dumalinao
Dumalinao, officially the Municipality of Dumalinao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dumalinao; Subanen: ''Benwa Dumalinao''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Dumalinao''; tl, Bayan ng Dumalinao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, ...
,
Dimataling and
Tukuran
*
Sabah
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:
Kota Belud,
Lahad Datu, and
Kota Kinabalu.
References
Danao languages
Languages of Maguindanao
Languages of Lanao del Norte
Languages of Lanao del Sur
Languages of Cotabato
Languages of Sabah
Languages of Malaysia
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