| Sangir | |
|---|---|
| Sangihẹ̆ | |
| Native to | Indonesia Philippines |
| Region | North Sulawesi Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental Sarangani |
| Ethnicity | Sangir |
Native speakers | Sangir: 170,000 (2010)[1] Sangil: 15,000 (1996)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:sxn – Sangirsnl – Sangil |
| Glottolog | nort2871 |
Sangir, also known asSangihé,Sangi,Sangil, orSangih, is anAustronesian language spoken on the islands linking northernSulawesi, Indonesia, withMindanao, Philippines by theSangir people. It belongs to thePhilippine group within the Austronesian language family.[1]
Some lexical influence comes fromTernate andSpanish,[2][3] as well asDutch andMalay.[4] Many of the Sangirese have migrated to areas outside of theSangihe archipelago, including mainland Sulawesi, as well as the Philippines, where the language remains vigorous,[5] most of them living inBalut Island in Davao Occidental. Sangir is also spoken by Sangirese migrants inNorth Maluku, Indonesia.[6]
Manado Malay is commonly used among the Sangirese, sometimes as a first language. Manado Malay is particularly influential inTahuna and Manado.[5]
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | ||
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
| Fricative | β | s | ɣ | h | |||
| Rhotic | ɾ | ||||||
| Lateral | l | 𝼈 | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||||
/ɣ/ is mainly heard in the Sangihé dialect.[7]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
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