| Sibuco-Vitali Sama | |
|---|---|
| Sibuku, Bitali, Nawan | |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Ethnicity | Sibucoanon |
Native speakers | 11,000[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | sibu1254 |
Sibuco-Vitali Sama (Sibuku, Bitali, Nawan) is a variety ofInner Sulu Sama, a language spoken in thePhilippines. It has approximately 11,000 speakers and is spoken in theZamboanga Peninsula, 50 km north ofZamboanga City.[1][2] Sibuco Sama people which borders a large population ofWestern Subanon, like the Western Subanon, both use the language of wider communication, namelyCebuano language.[3]