Sarangani | |
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Sarangani Manobo | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Mindanao |
Native speakers | 58,000 (2000 census) [1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mbs |
Glottolog | sara1327 |
Sarangani is a Manobo language of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines.
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Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel. With a 230-kilometre (140 mi) coastline along the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea, the province is at the southernmost tip of Mindanao island, and borders South Cotabato and Davao del Sur to the north, Davao Occidental to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south.
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