The Alangan language is a language spoken by
Mangyan
Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro each with its own tribal name, language, and customs. The total population may be around 280,001, but official statistics are difficult to determine under the condi ...
s in the
province
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of
Mindoro
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in the
Philippines
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.
Alangan is spoken by 2,150 people in the following municipalities of north-central Mindoro (''Ethnologue'').
*
Sablayan municipality,
Mindoro Occidental Province
*
Naujan municipality,
Mindoro Oriental Province
*
Victoria municipality,
Mindoro Oriental Province
The Ayan Bekeg dialect spoken on the northeast slopes of Mount Halcon is understood by Alangan speakers throughout the area (Tweddell 1970:193).
[Tweddell, Colin E. 1970.]
The Identity and Distribution of the Mangyan Tribes of Mindoro, Philippines
. ''Anthropological Linguistics'' 12 (6).
Barbian (1977)
[Barbian, Karl-Josef. 1977. English-Mangyan vocabulary. Cebu City: University of San Carlos.] lists the following locations.
*Casague,
Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
*Kulasisi (tributary of the Mompong River), near Barrio Arellano,
Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
References
Northern Mindoro languages
Languages of Oriental Mindoro
Languages of Occidental Mindoro
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