Iranun language

Iranun
Iranun
إيراناونساي
Native to	Philippines; Malaysia
Region	Southwest Mindanao; Sabah, Malaysia
Ethnicity	Iranun
Native speakers	(250,000 cited 1981 [needs update])
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Danao Maranao–Iranun Iranun; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin; historically written in Jawi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ilp – Philippine Iranun; ilm – Malaysian Iranun
Glottolog	iran1262
	Areas where Iranun is spoken

The Iranun language (Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an Austronesian language belonging to the Danao languages spoken in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and other part of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, coastal municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur from Tukuran to Dumalinao, and Cotabato in southern Philippines and the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao del Norte after the Maguindanao language.^[2]

EthnicityIranun

Native speakers

(250,000 cited 1981 ^{[needs update]})^[1]

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		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k
Plosive	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Fricative			s
Trill			r
Lateral			l
Approximant		w		j

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Open		a

Distribution

Iranun
إيراناونساي
Native to	Philippines Malaysia
Region	Southwest Mindanao Sabah, Malaysia
Ethnicity	Iranun
Native speakers	(250,000 cited 1981 ^{[needs update]})^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Danao Maranao–Iranun Iranun
Writing system	Latin historically written in Jawi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `ilp` – Philippine Iranun `ilm` – Malaysian Iranun
Glottolog	`iran1262`
Areas where Iranun is spoken