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| Maranao | |
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| Basa a Mëranaw باسا أ مراناو | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈmәranaw] |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Northwest Bukidnon, Northwest Maguindanao del Norte, Northwest Cotabato, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga, Davao, Cebu, Ilocos, Quiapo, Manila and Sabah, Malaysia |
| Ethnicity | Maranao |
Native speakers | 1,800,130 (2020)[1] |
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| Latin; Historically written in Jawi | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in the Philippines |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mrw |
| Glottolog | mara1404 |
 Area where Maranao is spoken | |
Maranao (Filipino: Mëranaw[3]; Jawi: باسا أ مراناو) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte and their respective cities of Marawi and Iligan located in the Philippines, as well found also in Sabah, Malaysia. It is spoken among the Moros within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
It is more closer to Iranun than to Maguindanao within the Danao subgroup.
- ^ "2020 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A - Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables)" (PDF). Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2013). Ortograpiyang Pambansa [National Orthography] (PDF) (in Filipino). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Mëranaw is the spelling recommended by the Commission on the Filipino Language[2]