Alternate Names: Magindanaon, Magindanaw, Magindanawn, Maguindanaw
Dialects: Biwangan, Ilud, Laya, Sibugay, Tagakawanan. Intelligibility 60% of Maranao ,, 96% of Iranun ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,100,000 (2010 SIL).
Language Use: Value English [eng] proficiency as an aid to employment. Home, neighborhood. Positive attitudes. Comprehension of Filipino [fil] is low. Used as L2 by Ilianen Manobo [mbi], Sarangani Blaan [bps].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Taught in selected Grade 1 classrooms. New media. Videos. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1991–2010.
Typology: VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals before noun heads; relatives after noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; markers that relate to the affixation of the verb, or the form of the pronoun, make the verbal complements obvious; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; ergativity; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Muslim.