The Mapun language, spoken by the Jama Mapun (cir. 40,000 people), belongs to the Sama-Bajaw group of languages of the Austronesian language family.

Jama Mapun is from the word Jama meaning people, and Mapun which indicates the name of the Island Municipality of Mapun, thus called the “People of Mapun” .

The people inhabiting the island are known as Jama Mapun or "people of Mapun". Their local language is Pullun Mapun, which means "Mapun language".

The Jama Mapun people constitute the great majority of the island's population. They speak a Sama-Bajau language of the Austronesian language family.

Mapun words are bold. The main entry and subentries are larger font than other words. In example sentences, the words highlighted yellow are the words being ...

The Jama Mapun are rather another Sama sub-group. Their language, called Pullun Mapun, is just a dialect of the Sama language. The Jama mapuns inhabit the ...

The speakers call themselves Jama Mapun. The people highly value their language and use it in a variety of settings including the home, work, and primary ...

Language Alternate Names. Bajau Kagayan. Cagayan. Cagayan de Sulu. Cagayanen. Cagayano. Cagayanon. Jama Mapun. Kagayan. Orang. Orang Cagayan. Pellun Mapun.

Jama Mapun is from the word Jama meaning people, and Mapun which indicates the name of the Island Municipality of Mapun, thus called the “People of Mapun".