| Kalagan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mindanao (Davao Region and a few parts inCaraga) |
| Ethnicity | Kalagan people (or "Caragans" or "Caragas") |
Native speakers | (160,000 cited 2000–2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kqe – Kalagankll – Kagan Kalaganklg – Tagakaulu Kalagan |
| Glottolog | west2552 |
Kalagan is anAustronesiandialect cluster of theDavao Region ofMindanao in thePhilippines. It is also spoken in a few parts ofCaraga, also in Mindanao.
Ethnologue lists the following locations for Kalagan.
Kalagan dialects are:
Other dialects include theKagan Kalagan which is spoken nearDigos inDavao del Sur Province where there are 6,000 speakers, and theTagakaulo which is spoken mainly inDavao del Sur Province (western shore ofDavao Gulf, from Digos south to Bugis and inland), Sarangani Province (Malungon Municipality), and also inSultan Kudarat (Columbio municipality) andSouth Cotabato (Tampakan) provinces.
| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | |||||
| Rhotic | (ɾ) | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | ɛ | ||
| Open | a |
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