Maguindanao language

Maguindanaon
Maguindanaon
Basa Magindanawn; باس مڬندنون‎
Native to	Philippines
Region	Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Occidental
Ethnicity	Maguindanaon
Native speakers	2,021,099 - 3,219,000 (2020)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Danao Maguindanaon; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Tau sa Ilud Tau sa Laya Biwangen
Writing system	Latin; Arabic (Jawi)
Official status
Official language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Regulated by	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mdh
	Areas where Maguindanaon is the majority language
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Maguindanao language, (Maguindaoan) is an Austronesian and Malayo language, spoken in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur (formerly) Maguindanao by Maguindanao people predominantly in Bangsamoro region together with Cebuano language and Tagalog language.

Maguindanao Language Media

Maguindanao language in Arabic script on Maguindanao royal seal from the 18th century