Subanon, Kolibugan

SKN

vigorous

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:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Greater Central Philippine
Subanon
Eastern

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.