| Iranun | |
|---|---|
| إيراناونساي | |
| Native to | Philippines Malaysia |
| Region | SouthwestMindanao Sabah,Malaysia |
| Ethnicity | Iranun |
Native speakers | (250,000 cited 1981[needs update])[1] |
| Latin historically written inJawi | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ilp – Philippine Iranunilm – Malaysian Iranun |
| Glottolog | iran1262 |
 Areas where Iranun is spoken | |
TheIranun language (Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known asIranon orIllanun, is anAustronesian language belonging to theDanao languages spoken in theprovinces ofMaguindanao del Norte and other part ofLanao del Sur andLanao del Norte, coastal municipalities ofZamboanga del Sur fromTukuran toDumalinao, andCotabato in southernPhilippines and theMalaysian state ofSabah. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao del Norte after theMaguindanao language.[2]
Iranun is spoken in the following areas:[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |
| 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 |
Sounds /i, u, a/ can also have allophones of [ɪ, e], [o], [ʌ], among speakers.[4]
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