Alternate Names: Calibugan, Kalibugan, Kolibugan
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Western Subanon ,, but limitations on inherent intelligibility between them. Lexical and grammatical differences.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,000 (1998 SIL). L2 users: Non-Kolibugan Subanon spouses.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. L2 acquired through public school, media and travel; L2 used in those domains.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 65%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%.
Typology: VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals before noun heads; relatives after noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 2 maximum prefixes, 3 maximum suffixes; word order distinguishes given and new information, topic and comment; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; ergativity; passives; causatives; comparatives; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Culture and attitudes separate Kolibugan from Western Subanon ,. Muslim, traditional religion.