Bangingi Ethnography

A language of Philippines
ISO 639-3
sse

Alternate Names: Baangingi’, Balanguingui, Bangingi, Bangingih Sama, Northern Sama, Sama Bangingih, Samal

Population: 80,000 in Philippines (2007). Population total all countries: 85,000.

Location: Western Mindanao, Sulu archipelago northeast of Jolo, Zamboanga coast peninsula and islands and Basilan island. Northern Sama dialect: Luzon, White Beach near Subic bay; Lutangan dialect: Olutangga island. Possibly on Luzon and Palawan.

Language Maps: Malaysia - SabahSouthern Philippines

Language Status: 5 (Developing).

Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, Sama-Bajaw, Sulu-Borneo, Inner Sulu Sama

Dialects: Balangingi, Daongdung, Kabinga’an, Lutangan (Lutango), Sibuco-Vitali (Sibuku), Sibuguey (Batuan). Most Lutangan understand Bangingih Sama, the prestige dialect. Intelligibility of Central Sama [sml] 71%, 83% of Lutangan, 85% of Sibuco-Vitali. Lexical similarity: 77% with Lutangan, 75% with Sibuco-Vitali.

Typology: SVO to introduce a topic, thereafter VSO; prepositions; gender not marked; ergative; nontonal; CVC, CV, VC; 17 consonant phonemes and 5 vowel phonemes.

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Chavacano[cbk], English [eng], Filipino [fil], Tausug [tsg].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 40%–45%. Most urban men are literate. Videos. Grammar. Bible portions: 1979–2009.

Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sama, Balangingih

Writing: Arabic script [Arab], plans for future development using this script. Latin script[Latn].

Other Comments: Balangingi is the prestige dialect of Northern Sama. Muslim.

Malaysia
Language name: Sama, Balangingih 

Population: 5,000 in Malaysia (2013 SIL).

Location: East coast of Sabah.

Alternate Names: Baangingi’, Balagnini, Balangingi, Balangingi Bajau, Balanian, Balanini, Balignini, Banadan, Bangingih Sama, Binadan, Northern Sinama, Sama, Sama Bangingih
Status: 5 (Developing).

Writing: Arabic script [Arab], plans for future development using this script. Latin script [Latn].
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Source: https://www.ethnologue.com/language/sse

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