Alangan language

The Alangan language is a language spoken by Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines.

Alangan
Native toPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
Native speakers
2,150 (2002)
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3alj
Glottologalan1249

Alangan is spoken by 2,150 people in the following municipalities of north-central Mindoro (Ethnologue).

  • Sablayan municipality, Mindoro Occidental Province
  • Naujan municipality, Mindoro Oriental Province
  • Victoria municipality, Mindoro Oriental Province

The Ayan Bekeg dialect spoken on the northeast slopes of Mount Halcon is understood by Alangan speakers throughout the area (Tweddell 1970:193).

Barbian (1977) lists the following locations.

  • Casague, Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
  • Kulasisi (tributary of the Mompong River), near Barrio Arellano, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
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