Kalagan is an Austronesian

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of the

Davao Region Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao ( ceb, Rehiyon sa Davao; fil, Rehiyon ng Davao), is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI. It is situated at the southeastern portion of Mindanao and comprises fiv ...

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

in the

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. It is also spoken in a few parts of Caraga, still in Mindanao.

Distribution

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'' lists the following locations for Kalagan. * Davao del Sur Province: southwest of

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land ...

, along inland coasts * Compostela Valley and

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Dabaw; tl, Hilagang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes ...

provinces: including Samal and associated islands, and inland on eastern shores of Davao Gulf * Davao Oriental Province highlands * ''Kalagan dialects'' are: *Isamal dialect: spoken in Samal Islands *Western Kalagan: spoken in Davao Oriental Province *Lupon: spoken in Davao del Sur Province, along the gulf down to Hagonoy and Guihing near Digosan City *Eastern Kalagan: spoken mainly in Davao Oriental Province Other dialects include the Kagan Kalagan which is spoken near Digos City in Davao del Sur Province where there are 6,000 speakers, and the Tagakaulo which is spoken mainly in Davao del Sur Province (western shore of Davao Gulf, from Digos south to Bugis and inland), Sarangani Province (Malungon Municipality), and also in Sultan Kudarat (

Columbio Columbio, is a 1st class municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people. History The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on ...

municipality) and

South Cotabato South Cotabato ( hil, Bagatnan Cotabato; ceb, Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤاڬابڬتن كوتاواتو; tl, Timog Cotabato), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippine ...

(

Tampakan Tampakan, officially the Municipality of Tampakan ( hil, Banwa sang Tampakan; ceb, Lungsod sa Tampakan; tl, Bayan ng Tampakan; mdh, Inged nu Tampakan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو تمڤاكن), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of South ...

) provinces.

References

Mansakan languages Languages of Davao del Norte Languages of Davao del Sur Languages of Davao Occidental Languages of Davao Oriental Languages of Davao de Oro {{CPhilippine-lang-stub