Iranun
إيراناونساي
Native to	Philippines
Region	Southwest Mindanao
Ethnicity	Iranun
Native speakers	(250,000 cited 1981)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Danao Maranao–Iranun Iranun
Writing system	Jawi latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: ilp – Philippine Iranun ilm – Malaysian Iranun
Glottolog	iran1262
Areas where Iranun is spoken

The Iranun language (Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an Austronesian language belonging to the Danao languages spoken in the provinces of Maguindanao and other part of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, coastal municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur from Tukuran to Dumalinao and Cotabato in southern Philippines and the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is the second most spoken language in Maguindanao after the Maguindanao language.^[2]

Distribution

Iranun is spoken in the following areas:^[3]

• Maguindanao: Barira, Buldon, Parang, Matanog, Sultan Mastura, and Sultan Kudarat
• Cotabato: Alamada, Banisilan, Carmen, Libungan, and Pigcawayan
• Lanao del Norte: Kauswagan and Kolambugan
• Lanao del Sur: Balabagan, Bumbaran, and Picong (southeastern tip)
• Bukidnon: Kalilangan
• Zamboanga del Sur: Pagadian, San Pablo, Dumalinao, Dimataling and Tukuran (only coastal part)