The Iranun language (
Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an
Austronesian language
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belonging to the
Danao languages spoken in the
provinces
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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
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in southern
Philippines
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and the
Malaysian state of
Sabah
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. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao after the
Maguindanao language.
Distribution
Iranun is spoken in the following areas:
*
Maguindanao del Norte:
Barira,
Buldon,
Parang,
Matanog,
Sultan Mastura, and
Sultan Kudarat
*
Cotabato
Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, regi ...
:
Alamada,
Banisilan
Banisilan, officially the Municipality of Banisilan (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Banisilan'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: Ø§ÙŠÚ Ø§ÙŠØ¯ نو بنيسيلن; Iranun language, Iranun: ''Inged a Banisilan'', Ø§ÙŠÚ Ø§ÙŠØ¯ ا بنيسيلن ...
,
Carmen,
Libungan, and
Pigcawayan
*
Lanao del Norte:
Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Kauswagan and
Kolambugan
*
Lanao del Sur:
Kapatagan,
Balabagan,
Malabang,
Bumbaran,
Wao, and
Picong
*
Bukidnon:
Kalilangan
*
Zamboanga del Sur:
Pagadian,
San Pablo,
Dumalinao,
Dimataling, Labangan and
Tukuran
*
Sabah, Malaysia:
Kota Belud,
Lahad Datu, and
Kota Kinabalu
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.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Sounds /i, u, a/ can also have allophones of
�, e � among speakers.
References
Danao languages
Languages of Maguindanao del Norte
Languages of Lanao del Norte
Languages of Lanao del Sur
Languages of Cotabato
Languages of Sabah
Languages of Malaysia
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