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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3 war

Alternate Names Binisaya, Samaran, Samareo, Samarenyo, Samar-Leyte, Waray

Population 2,560,000 (2000 census).

Location Eastern Visayas, all of Samar island, and associated islands, Samar, Eastern Samar,and Northern Samar provinces; eastern half, Biliran Province; Leyte Province, Leyte towneast, Carigara bay, south to Tacloban, continuing along Leyte gulf shore south, inlandarea west to highlands.

Language Maps Southern Philippines

Language Status 3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Samar, Leyteislands (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)).

Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, CentralPhilippine, Bisayan, Central, Warayan, Samar-Waray

Dialects Northern Samar, Samar-Leyte, Waray.

Language Development Bible: 19371984.

Language Resources OLAC resources in and about Waray-Waray

Writing Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.

Waray-Waray

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