Pangutaran Sama language

Pangutaran Sama
Siyama
Native toPhilippines
RegionPangutaran Island (Sulu Islands) and surrounding areas
EthnicitySama
Native speakers
(35,000 cited 2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3slm
Glottologpang1291


Pangutaran Sama , also known as Siyama, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines. The language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages.