ISO 639-3 · mrwmrw
Austronesian family
Maranao
Meranaw
Maranao is a language of the Danao branch (Austronesian), spoken in Philippines. Wikidata counts 780,000 first-language speakers (1990). Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mrw- Glottocode
mara1404- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
780,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Maranao · Meranaw |
|---|---|
| Also called | Maranao language, Lanaoan language |
| L1 speakers | 780,000 (1990) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Maranao
The branches above Maranao, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Philippines
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mspaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalfilFilipinoAustronesian · 90 m1 · NationaltglTagalogAustronesian · 68.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigorouscebCebuanoAustronesian · 15.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationiloIlocanoAustronesian · 9.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationhilHiligaynonAustronesian · 5.7 m3 · Wider Communication