Alangan language
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The Alangan language is a language spoken by Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines.
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Alangan | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Native speakers | 2,150 (2002)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | alj |
Glottolog | alan1249 |
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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).[2]
Barbian (1977)[3] lists the following locations.
- Casague, Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
- Kulasisi (tributary of the Mompong River), near Barrio Arellano, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro