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Sangir

noun
Sang·​ir | \ˈsäŋˌi(ə)r\
variants: or less commonly Sangirese \ˌsäŋəˈrēz, -​ēs \
plural Sangir or Sangirs also Sangirese

Definition of Sangir 

1a : a predominantly Muslim people inhabiting the Sangir islands, Indonesia, and the southern coastal regions of Mindanao

— called also Sanggil

b : a member of such people

2 : an Austronesian language of the Sangir people

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