The Iranun language (Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an Austronesian language belonging to the Danao languages spoken in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and other part of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, coastal municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur from Tukuran to Dumalinao, and Cotabato in southern Philippines and the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao del Norte after the Maguindanao language."Maguindanao: Population to Reach One Million in 2006 (Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO)." National Statistics Office. N.p., 1 Oct. 2002. Web. 16 July 2013.
Distribution Iranun is spoken in the following areas:Ethnologue Maguindanao del Norte: Barira, Buldon, Parang, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Sultan Kudarat Cotabato: Alamada, Banisilan, Carmen, Libungan, and Pigcawayan Lanao del Norte: Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, and Iligan Lanao del Sur: Kapatagan, Balabagan, Malabang, Amai Manabilang, Wao, and Picong Bukidnon: Kalilangan Zamboanga del Sur: Pagadian, San Pablo, Dumalinao, Dimataling, Labangan, and Tukuran Sabah, Malaysia: Kota Belud, Lahad Datu, and Kota Kinabalu.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarPlosivevoicelessvoicedNasalFricativeTrillLateralApproximant
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseOpen Sounds /i, u, a/ can also have allophones of [ɪ, e], [o], [ʌ], among speakers.
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