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The Subanen languages (also Subanon and Subanun ) are a group of closely related Austronesian languages belonging to the Greater Central Philippine subgroup . Subanen languages are spoken in various areas of Zamboanga Peninsula , namely the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay , Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur , and in Misamis Occidental of Northern Mindanao. There is also a sizeable Subanen community in Misamis Oriental . Most speakers of Subanen languages go by the name of Subanen , Subanon or Subanun , while those who adhere to Islam refer to themselves as Kolibugan , "Kalibugan", "Tewlet" or "Telet".

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1-522: Jason Lobel (2013:308) classifies the Subanen varieties as follows. Lobel (2013:308) lists the following innovations among each of the following subgroups. The following phoneme inventory can be reconstructed for Proto-Subanen: According to Jason Lobel (2013:304-305), the innovations defining Proto-Subanen from Proto-Greater Central Philippine are: 1. *h was lost in all positions in Proto-Subanen. 2. *ʔ

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