| Molbog | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines,Malaysia |
| Region | Palawan (southern part) Sabah (Banggi and north coast ofBorneo) |
| Ethnicity | Molbog |
Native speakers | (6,700 in the Philippines cited 1990)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pwm |
| Glottolog | molb1237 |
 Areas where Molbog is spoken in the Philippines and the north coast of Borneo | |
Molbog is anAustronesian language spoken in thePhilippines andSabah,Malaysia. The majority of speakers are concentrated at the southernmost tip of the Philippine province ofPalawan, particularly the municipalities ofBataraza andBalabac, as well as in neighboring municipalities such asRizal andBrooke's Point. These two early municipalities were considered bastions of environmental conservation in the province. Apart from that, it is also found in the municipality ofMapun, in the province ofTawi-Tawi, spoken by a small portion besides theJama Mapun language. Almost all Molbog speakers areSunni Muslims.
The classification of Molbog is controversial.[2] Thiessen (1981) groups Molbog with thePalawanic languages, based on shared phonological andlexical innovations.[3] This classification is supported by Smith (2017).[4] An alternative view is taken by Lobel (2013), who puts Molbog together withBonggi in aMolbog-Bonggi subgroup.[5] Ethnically, the Molbog was previously a sub-group of the largerPalaw'an people, and later became as it is due to Islamic influences from theTausug andSama-Bajau peoples.[6] Its speakers are also found on the north coast ofBorneo andBanggi Island in Sabah, Malaysia.[7]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | (dʒ) | ɡ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | o | ||
| Open | a |
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