Moro languages

E683686

Moro languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by various Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the southern Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moro languages canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages
language group
are closely related to other Philippine languages
indigenous to the southern Philippines
mutually related languages
arePartOf cultural heritage of the Moro people
areSubjectOf linguistic research on Philippine Muslim communities
associatedWithReligion Islam NERFINISHED
coexistWith Cebuano language in Mindanao
English language
Filipino language
geographicDistribution coastal areas of Mindanao
islands of the Sulu Archipelago
have loanwords from Arabic
loanwords from Malay
haveSpeakersWhoAre predominantly Muslim
historicalWritingSystem Arabic script NERFINISHED
includes Maguindanaon language NERFINISHED
Maranao language NERFINISHED
Sama-Bajaw languages NERFINISHED
Tausug language NERFINISHED
Yakan language NERFINISHED
influencedBy Arabic language NERFINISHED
Cebuano language NERFINISHED
Malay language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
linkedTo Moro identity
Moro resistance history
primaryArea Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao NERFINISHED
region southern Philippines
spokenBy Moro people NERFINISHED
Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the southern Philippines
spokenIn Mindanao NERFINISHED
Philippines
Sulu Archipelago NERFINISHED
status many are minority languages
subclassOf Philippine languages
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
oral tradition
usedIn Islamic religious practices in the southern Philippines
community radio in the southern Philippines
local media in Mindanao
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Input
Subject: Moro languages
Description of subject: Moro languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken by various Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the southern Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maranao language partOf Moro languages