Tausug language
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{{language
|name=Tausug
|nativename=
|familycolor=Austronesian
|states=Mainly in the Philippines, also in Indonesia and Malaysia
|region=Jolo, Sulu Archipelago. Palawan Island, Basilan Island, Zamboanga City and environs. Also spoken in Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah)
|speakers=1,022,000
(900,000 in the Philippines)
|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Borneo-Philippines
|fam4=Central Philippine
|fam5=Visayan
|fam6=Southern Visayan
|fam7=Butuan-Tausug
|iso2=phi|iso3=tsg}}
Tausug is a Visayan language spoken in Sulu province in the Philippines. It is also spoken in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Grammar
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Pronouns
| Absolutive | Ergative | Oblique | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | aku | ku | kāku' |
| 1st person dual | kita | natu', ta | katu' |
| 2nd person singular | ikaw, kaw | mu | kaymu |
| 3rd person singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kitaniyu | natu'niyu, taniyu | kātu'niyu, kātu'natu' |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kami | namu | kāmu' |
| 2nd person plural | kamu | niyu | kaniyu |
| 3rd person plural | sila | nila | kanila |
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See also
- Languages of the Philippines
- Filipino
- Cebuano
- Kapampangan language
- Chabacano
- Pangasinan
- Visayan languages
- Bikol
- Ilokano
- Hiligaynon
- Waray-Waray
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External links
- In Bahasa Sug: An Introduction to Tausug by Christopher Sundita
- Tausug Language by Dr. Carl G. Rubino
- Bansa.org Tausug Dictionary
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