Alternate Names: Sanggil, Sangiré
Dialects: Mindanao, Sarangani. Lexical similarity: 90% with Sangir ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,000 (1996 SIL).
Language Use: All ages. Proficiency in Cebuano [ceb]. Used as L2 by Sarangani Blaan [bps].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Bible portions: 1981–2007.
Typology: VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals all before noun heads; adjectives and numerals tend to follow noun heads; relatives are implied, so have no position in the clause; 4 prefixes, 4 suffixes; aspect; passives; nontonal; 18 consonants, 6 vowels.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Muslim.