Sangir language

Sangirese
Sangirese
Native to	Indonesia; Philippines
Region	North Sulawesi; Davao del Sur; Davao Occidental; Davao Oriental
Native speakers	Sangir: 170,000 (2010); Sangil: 15,000 (1996)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Sangiric North Sangirese; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; sxn – Sangir; snl – Sangil
Glottolog	nort2871

Sangirese, also known as Sangihé, Sangi, and Sangih, is an Austronesian language spoken on the islands linking northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, with Mindanao, Philippines by the Sangirese people.

It belongs to the Philippine group within the Austronesian language family. Some lexical influence comes from Ternate and Spanish.

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