Tabawan Sama

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Tabawan Sama is a dialect of the Central Sama language spoken by the Sama people, primarily associated with the island of Tabawan in the southern Philippines.

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Tabawan Sama canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Central Sama
associatedWith Tabawan Island
belongsToMacroLanguage Sama languages
linked to: Sama language
closelyRelatedTo other Central Sama dialects
country Philippines
countrySubdivision Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
endangeredStatus potentially vulnerable
ethnicGroup Sama-Bajau
linked to: Sama-Bajau peoples
hasAlternativeName Tabawan dialect of Central Sama
hasGrammarSimilarTo Central Sama
hasISO639-3Code none
hasPhonologySimilarTo Central Sama
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
partOf Central Sama language
primaryLocation Tabawan Island, Tawi-Tawi Province
province Tawi-Tawi
region southern Philippines
spokenBy Sama people
status unstandardized dialect
subgroupOf Sama–Bajaw languages
usedByReligion Muslim communities
usedIn daily communication among Sama people on Tabawan Island
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Central Sama hasDialect Tabawan Sama