30-637: Malabang , officially the Municipality of Malabang ( Maranao : Inged a Malabang ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Malabang ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,088 people. The town is one of the two former capitals of the Sultanate of Maguindanao from 1515 until the Spanish conquered the land in 1888. Malabang, in Lanao del Sur ,
60-473: A center of learning in the coastal area of Lanao del Sur. Multiple colleges are present, including the community branch of Mindanao State University . Arabic studies are also offered at all levels. Other notable secondary school in Malabang is Our Lady of Peace High School , a Catholic school and Malabang National High School Maranao language Maranao ( Filipino : Mëranaw ; Jawi : باسا أ مراناو )
90-495: A municipality was founded on March 1, 1893. The locals of the town celebrate the founding day, the Araw ng Malabang every March 1 annually. Malabang is one of thirty-nine municipalities comprising the province of Lanao del Sur in northern Mindanao . It lies on the south-west part of the province and belongs to the second district. It has 37 barangays with a total land area of 37,789.28 km. The distance from Marawi City to Malabang
120-584: A schwa /ə/ . However, this process is not a form of gemination since consonant elongation in Maranao is not distinctive as seen in other Philippine languages such as Ilokano and Ibanag . Some of these are: Since 2009, it has been proposed that previous studies on the phonology of Maranao had overlooked the presence of "heavy" consonants, these four "heavy" consonants being /p’ t’ k’ s’/ . Vowels that follow these consonants are raised in position. There are four possible environments for that determine whether
150-563: A similar way in Southern (Lapuyan) Subanon , but without the vowel-raising. In contrast to Tagalog which has three case markers ( ang/ng/sa ), and Iloko which has two ( ti/iti ), Maranao has four: ( so/ko/o/sa ). (Subject) (Direct Object) (Benefactor/Location) Genitive (Possessive) Curiously, the sa is indefinite in Maranao, whereas it is definite/specific in Cebuano and Tagalog. Maranao pronouns can be free or bound to
180-587: Is 71 kilometers. Malabang is bounded on the north by the municipality of Calanogas ; on the north-west by the municipality of Picong (Sultan Gumander) ; on the east by the municipality of Marogong ; and on the south by the municipality of Balabagan . To the west of Malabang is Illana Bay . It is under the administrative supervision of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) since November 1989, pursuant to R.A. No. 6734 dated June 8, 1989, known as
210-550: Is also a commonly spoken language due to American settlers in Matalin and European missionaries, and is also the medium of instruction and working language of the municipal government. Arabic is used in madrassas and spoken by qualified local and visiting ustadz (Islamic scholar) and imams. Settlers from the Maguindanao, Samal and Tausūg ethnic groups in barangay Bunkhouse still use their tribal tongues. Although there are no settlers from
240-749: 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. Maranao
270-513: Is central to commerce and trade activity in the coastal area of Lanao del Sur. The municipality has a mayor, the head of the municipality of Malabang, a municipal vice mayor, and eight municipal councilors. The municipality also has one Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) representative and one ABC representative from the Punong Barangay (barangay captains). Dr. Serapio B. Montañer Memorial District Hospital or known to many as Mabul Hospital
300-511: Is considered the oldest settlement in mainland Mindanao . The Sultanate of T'bok was an established kingdom in present-day Malabang long before the Philippines became a country. The people of Malabang are mostly Maranaos, a southern Mindanao ethnicity; they are also often identified with the Iranuns because of Iranuns who live in some of the barangays in the southern part of Malabang, comprising what
330-633: Is currently spelled as "Y". "H" is only used for Malay loanwords, and "sh" (pronounced as /ʃ/ ) is normally used for Arabic loanwords and names such as Ishak ( Isaac ). "Di" or "j" are used to transcribe the /d͡ʒ/ sound, such as radia / raja (from the Sanskrit word for 'king', " Rāja ") or the English name John . In representing the mid central vowel (or schwa) /ə/ , different authors have employed various means to represent this sound (e.g. "E" or "U"). In social media, speakers use either of
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#1732855441551360-572: Is now Balabagan. In March 1969, Executive Order 386, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia , reconstituted the southern part of Malabang as the Municipality of Balabagan. Thus, Iranuns are now residents of Balabagan rather than Malabang. Malabang played a significant part in the early battles against invaders of the Philippines. During the defensive campaigns against Spain , Malabang became the headquarters of Sultan Muhammad Kudarat of Maguindanao. He used to spend time recuperating in Malabang throughout
390-478: Is smoothly pronounced [la.jo.ka.kən] . Since the heavy consonants developed from consonant clusters, they are only found word-medially. Orthography-wise, "r" is used for /ɾ/ , "y" is used for /j/ , and "ng" is used for /ŋ/ According to Lobel (2013), [h] only occurs in a few recent Malay loanwords : Earlier Arabic loanwords with "h" that entered Proto-Danao or earlier Maranao were realized as k . Consonants are also pronounced longer if preceded with
420-433: Is spoken in the following provinces of: • Entire Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte • Northwestern municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte : Barira , Buldon , Parang , Matanog , Sultan Mastura , and Sultan Kudarat • Northwestern municipalities of Cotabato : Alamada , Banisilan , Carmen , Libungan , and Pigcawayan • Northwestern municipalities of Bukidnon : Talakag and Kalilangan • Small parts in
450-740: Is the most commonly spoken language in Malabang, as the native speakers are the original inhabitants of Malabang. Cebuano is spoken in some barangays with significant Cebuano Visayan immigrant populations who are mostly Catholic Christians. Along with English, Cebuano is used in Catholic masses and religious services as Malabang is part of the Prelature of Marawi , subject to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz . Some descendants of Chinese settlers in China Town ( Poblacion ) speak Mandarin and to some degree, Hokkien. English
480-441: Is the public hospital in Malabang, and is listed as a secondary hospital in the province. There are also several municipal private clinics in Malabang. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides fixed line services. Wireless mobile communications services are provided by Smart Communications and Globe Telecommunications . Although listed as 4th class municipality, all levels of education are attainable in Malabang,
510-610: The Tagalog region in Lanao del Sur, Tagalog is still used in schools, being the national language of the Philippines through its national register Filipino . It is also the alternative language of the Maranao townsfolk when conversing with Visayans, since not all of them know how to speak Cebuano. Other languages varyingly spoken include Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Higaonon, and Iranun. Poverty Incidence of Malabang Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture and fishery are
540-461: The [ɨ] sound as a separate phoneme (written with ae ) instead of a raised allophone of /ə/ . [ ɪ ~ i ] [ ə ~ ɨ ] [ o ~ u ] [ a ~ ɤ ] Vowel [e] only occurs in loanwords from Spanish through Tagalog or Cebuano and from Malay. According to Lobel (2013), Maranao has the following consonants: In Maranao, /ʔ/ is not phonemic word-initially (similar to non-Philippine English). Hence, layok aken ('friend of mine')
570-405: The "Organic Act of ARM M". The municipality is a level plain in its central to southern portion. A slope in the north is bounded by the Municipality of Calanogas. There is also a slope in eastern Malabang. Malabang is politically subdivided into 37 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios . The languages spoken in Malabang vary by location and by barangay. Maranao
600-399: The "hard consonants" /pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, sʰ/ are written as "ph, th, kh, z". Below is the sound system of Maranao including underlying phonetic features. Maranao has four vowel phonemes that can become more close or higher when in certain environments (see hard consonants below). The vowel raising effects of hard consonants may have led earlier studies to Although previous studies have analyzed
630-590: The Japanese forces. The victorious American and Philippine Commonwealth troops, together with their Maranao guerrilla allies, eventually defeated the Japanese Imperial forces. When the built of the general headquarters and military camp base of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary was station's active in Malabang from 1945 to 1946 during and ended of World War II. Malabang as
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#1732855441551660-581: The Japanese invaded the Philippines , the Japanese military built a large camp in Malabang, including a network of tunnels around it. It was considered a major camp of the Japanese forces. In 1942, the Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice José Abad Santos was brought to this camp, after he was captured in Cebu while fleeing from Japanese forces. Chief Justice Abad Santos was executed in the camp for refusing to cooperate with
690-465: The Japanese, and was buried in barangay Curahab. The place where the camp is situated and where Mr. Santos was executed was later on named Camp Jose Abad Santos (Camp JAS). In 1945, United States and Philippine Commonwealth forces, working with Maranao guerillas , occupied Malabang after a siege. During the Siege of Malabang , the guerillas used weapons like the Maranao kris , barong and kampilan to fight
720-501: The coast of Zamboanga del Sur all of which are located within the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines. Maranao was historically written in Perso-Arabic letters called Jawi , which were known as Batang-a-Arab and Kirim . It is now written with Latin letters. Though there is no officially proclaimed standard orthography, Maranao is more or less written as influenced by contemporary Filipino conventions. The following are
750-452: The letters used in writing out native words: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, NG, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y In general, double vowels are pronounced separately, for example, kapaar is pronounced as /kapaʔaɾ/ . The final /w/ sound in diphthongs and "w" were marked with "-o" in older orthographies, as in other Philippine languages, but both are nowadays spelled as "w". Also, "i" was used in older orthographies to transcribe /j/ , which
780-447: The major resources of Malabang. They are also widely known for coconut production. Warehouses of coconut can be found along the major highways of Malabang. Mills in barangay Matalin produce cassava flour. Other agricultural products produced in Malabang include corn, vegetables and rice. Malabang also plays a major role in fishery production. They are known for puzan (a preserved fish product) and bakas (smoked dried fish). Malabang
810-474: The period when he was fighting to defend Maguindanao against invasion. He later retired to Malabang when he fell ill. He eventually died and was buried there. In May 1977, Presidential Decree 1135 of President Ferdinand Marcos created the Municipality of Picong (formerly Sultan Gumander) out of the north-western portion of Malabang, where Sultan Kudarat's grave was located. During the Second World War, when
840-583: The supposed presence of the vowel /ɨ/ . However, analysis by Lobel (2009, 2013 ) showed that this may actually be an allophone of /ə/ after hard consonants. McKaughan and Macaraya also used "q" for the glottal stop regardless of position. Diphthongs such as [aw, aj, oi] were spelled as "ao, ai, oi". The orthography used in the study by Lobel (2009) was the one developed by Aleem Abdulmajeed Ansano of Taraka (1943–2008), Senator Ahmad Domocao "Domie" Alonto of Ramain (1914– 2002), and Shaiekh Abdul Azis Guroalim Saromantang of Tugaya (1923–2003). In this orthography,
870-522: The two letters or just leave it blank (e.g. saken can also be spelled sakn and sakun on the internet). Meanwhile, the Commission on the Filipino Language recommends spelling this sound using "Ë" for different Philippine languages in its 2013 Ortograpiyang Pambansa . In a revised Maranao Dictionary by McKaughan and Macaraya in 1996, the digraph "'ae" was introduced and used to represent
900-610: The vowel will be raised or not: Consonant cluster homogenization occurred in earlier Danao and Subanon, where the articulations of the first consonant followed that of the second (Ex: *-gp- > *-bp- ). A study by Allison noted that Proto-Danao *b, *d, g* were lost in modern Maranao when found before other consonants with the same place of articulation (Ex: *bp > *p ), but preserved elsewehere. Lobel noted that this sound change actually resulted in two features of Maranao phonology: heavy consonants and raised vowels (* [-bpa-] > [-pʰɤ-] ). Aspirated consonants also developed in
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