Sangir

noun

Sang·​ir

ˈsäŋˌi(ə)r

variants or less commonly Sangirese

ˌsäŋəˈrēz,

-ēs

plural Sangir or Sangirs also Sangirese

1

a

: 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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