- Maguindanao language
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Maguindanao Spoken in 
PhilippinesRegion Southwest Mindanao Native speakers 1 million (1999) Language family Writing system Latin (Filipino alphabet);
Historically JawiOfficial status Official language in Regional language in the Philippines Regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language Language codes ISO 639-3 mdh Maguindanaon is an Austronesian language spoken by majority of the population of Maguindanao Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different parts of Mindanao such as the cities of Zamboanga, Davao, and General Santos, and the provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, as well as Metro Manila.
See also
- Languages of the Philippines
- Filipino
- Cebuano
- Tausug
- Maranao
- Kapampangan
- Chavacano
- Pangasinan
- Visayan languages
- Bikol
- Ilokano
- Hiligaynon
- Kinaray-a
External links
Languages of the Philippines and Philippine languagesNational language Official languages Recognized regional languages Bikol • Cebuano • Chavacano (Spanish-based creole) • Hiligaynon • Ilokano • Kapampangan • Kinaray-a • Maguindanao • Maranao • Pangasinan • Tagalog • Tausug • Waray-WarayRecognized auxiliary languages Language groups Borneo-Philippines • Northern Philippine {Northern Luzon (Batanic) • Northern Cordilleran • South-Central Cordilleran} • {Central Luzon (Sambalic)} • Central Philippine {Bikol (Coastal • Inland • Pandan) • Visayan (Aklan • Bisakol)} • Southern PhilippineCategories:- Languages of the Philippines
- Southern Philippine languages
- Austronesian language stubs
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