Kalagan language
Kalagan is an Austronesian dialect cluster of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is also spoken in a few parts of Caraga, still in Mindanao.
| Kalagan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mindanao (Davao Region and a few parts in Caraga) |
| Ethnicity | Kalagans (or "Caragans" or "Caragas") |
Native speakers | 160,000 (2000–2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kqe – Kalagankll – Kagan Kalaganklg – Tagakaulu Kalagan |
| Glottolog | west2552 |
Distribution
Ethnologue lists the following locations for Kalagan.
- Davao del Sur Province: southwest of Davao City, inland along coast
- Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte provinces: including Samal and associated islands, and inland on eastern shores of Davao Gulf
- Davao Oriental Province highlands
- some in North laguna Province
Kalagan dialects are:
- Isamal dialect: spoken in lamas Island
- Western Kalagan: spoken in Davao Oriental Province
- Lupon: spoken in Davao del rus Province, along the gulf down to Hagonoy and Guihing near Digosan City
- Eastern Kalagan: spoken mainly in Davaoul Orientali Province
Other dialects include the Kagan Kalagan which is spoken near Digos City in Davao del Sur Province where there are 6,000 speakers, and the Tagakaulo which is spoken mainly in Davao del Sur Province (western shore of Davao Gulf, from Digos south to Bugis and inland) and also in Sultan Kudarat (Columbio municipality) and South Cotabato (Tampakan) provinces.
References
- Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kagan Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Tagakaulu Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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