Yakan language

Yakan
Native to	Philippines
Region	Basilan
Ethnicity	Yakan
Native speakers	unknown (110,000 cited 1990 census)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Southwest Sabahan Paitanic Yakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`yka`
Glottolog	`yaka1277`^[2]
Area where Yakan is spoken

Yakan is the language of Basilan Island in the Philippines. It is the only Bornean language in that country.

References

↑ Yakan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Yakan". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of the Philippines

Official languages

Regional languages

Indigenous languages
(by region)

Luzon

Ilocos	Bolinao

Cordillera	Atta Balangao Bontoc Ga'dang Kalinga Kallahan Kankanaey Ibaloi Ifugao Isnag Itneg Itawis Iwaak Malaweg Tuwali

Cagayan Valley	Arta Atta Central Cagayan Agta Dinapigue Agta Dupaningan Agta Gaddang Ilongot Isinai Itbayat Itawis Kallahan Karao Malaweg Nagtipunan Agta Paranan Agta Paranan Yogad

Central Luzon	Abellen Ambala Antsi Botolan Casiguran Dumagat Agta Indi Kasiguranin Mariveleño Northern Alta Southern Alta Umiray Dumaget

Calabarzon	Inagta Alabat Manide Remontado Agta Southern Alta Umiray Dumaget

Metro Manila	Taglish

Mimaropa	Agutaynen Alangan Asi Calamian Tagbanwa Central Tagbanwa Cuyonon Iraya Kagayanen Molbog Onhan Palawan Batak Palawano Ratagnon Romblomanon Tadyawan

Bicol	Albay Bikol Inagta Partido Manide Masbateño Mount Iraya Agta Pandan Bikol Rinconada Bikol Sorsoganon Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Visayas

Western Visayas	Ati Caluyanon Capiznon Sulod

Negros Island	Ata Karolanos Magahat

Central Visayas	Bantayanon Eskayan Porohanon

Eastern Visayas	Abaknon Baybay Kabalian

Mindanao

Zamboanga Peninsula	Subanon

Northern Mindanao	Bukid Higaonon Ilianen Iranun Kamigin Matigsalug Subanon Western Bukidnon

Caraga	Agusan Ata Manobo Butuanon Higaonon Kamayo Mamanwa

Davao	Bagobo B'laan Davawenyo Kalagan Mandaya Mansaka Obo Sangirese Sarangani Tagabawa

Soccsksargen	B'laan Cotabato Manobo Ilianen Iranun Obo Tboli Tiruray

Muslim Mindanao	Iranun Pangutaran Sama Sama

Immigrant languages

Sign languages

Historical languages

Bornean languages

North Bornean

Sabahan

Unclassified	Dumpas

North Sarawakan

Unclassified	Bintulu

Sama-Bajaw ?	Abaknon Bajaw Sinama Pangutaran Sama

Bold indicates languages with more than 1 million speakers
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status

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