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Waray, Waray-Waray Autonyms
Waray-Waray
Summary
Waray-Waray is a language of wider communication that originated in the Philippines. It belongs to the Austronesian language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is used as a language of instruction in education.
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It belongs to the Austronesian language family.
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