Sama language
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Sama Inner Sulu Sama is the language of the Sama people
of the Sulu Archipelago
. Their is some difference between the islands, and Ethnologue divides it into three languages based on mutual intelligibility
. Pangutaran Sama to the west is more distinct.
The prestige dialect is that of Simunul.
Sama people
The Sama are an indigenous ethnic group of the Philippines and Malaysia. They are native to the Sulu Archipelago and can be found in large numbers throughout the Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao del Sur, and Sabah Malaysia...
of the Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Archipelago
The Sulu Archipelago is a chain of islands in the southwestern Philippines. This archipelago is considered to be part of the Moroland by the local rebel independence movement. This island group forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea....
. Their is some difference between the islands, and Ethnologue divides it into three languages based on mutual intelligibility
Mutual intelligibility
In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is recognized as a relationship between languages or dialects in which speakers of different but related languages can readily understand each other without intentional study or extraordinary effort...
. Pangutaran Sama to the west is more distinct.
The prestige dialect is that of Simunul.