Maranao language

Maranao (Filipino: Wikang Mëranaw^[4]; Jawi: باسا أ مراناو), sometimes spelled as Maranaw, Meranaw or Mëranaw, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte and their respective cities of Marawi and Iligan located in the Philippines, as well found also in Sabah, Malaysia. It is spoken among the Moros within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Maranaw language
Basa a Mëranaw باسا أ مراناو
Pronunciation	mrw
Native to	Philippines
Region	ARMM Lanao del Sur Lanao del Norte Northwest Bukidnon Northwest Maguindanao del Norte Northwest Cotabato Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Zamboanga Davao Quiapo, Manila Sabah, Malaysia
Ethnicity	Maranao
Native speakers	approx. 2.5M[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Danao Maranaw language
Dialects	• Iranaon (People of the Lake) • Iranun • Mëragatën • Bolokaon
Writing system	Latin; historically written in Jawi script (Batang Arab) [2]
Official status
Official language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Regulated by	Commission on the Filipino Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mrw
Glottolog	mara1404
Area where Maranao is spoken

Distribution

Maranao is spoken in the following provinces, all located in the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines.

Provincia de Maranao

Maranao-speaking provinces

Province		Municipality
Lanao del Sur		(all)
Lanao del Norte		(all)
Maguindanao del Norte		Barira
Maguindanao del Norte		Buldon
Maguindanao del Norte		Parang
Maguindanao del Norte		Matanog
Maguindanao del Norte		Sultan Mastura
Maguindanao del Norte		Sultan Kudarat
Cotabato		Alamada
Cotabato		Banisilan
Cotabato		Carmen
Cotabato		Libungan
Cotabato		Pigcawayan
Bukidnon		Talakag
Bukidnon		Talakag
Bukidnon		Kalilangan
Zamboanga del Sur		(all)