Sangirese language

Sangirese
Native to	Indonesia; Philippines
Region	North Sulawesi; Davao del Sur; Davao Occidental; Davao Oriental
Native speakers	(200,000 in Indonesia (1993); 70,000 in Philippines cited 1981–1996)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Sangiric North Sangirese; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; sxn – Sangir; snl – Sangil
Glottolog	nort2871

Sangirese, also known as Sangihé, Sangi, and Sangih, is an Austronesian language spoken on the islands linking northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, with Mindanao, Philippines by the Sangirese people.

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