Higaonon language

Not to be confused with Hiligaynon language.

Higaonon
Misamis Higaonon Manobo
Native toPhilippines
RegionAgusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and portions of Bukidnon, Mindanao
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1996)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mba
Glottologhiga1237

Higaonon is a Manobo language spoken on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is partially (80%) intelligible with Binukid.

Higaonon is spoken in the Butuan River basin of north-central Mindanao, comprising northwestern Agusan del Sur Province and the area of Agusan del Norte Province south of Butuan City.[2] According to Ethnologue, It is closely related to Binukid, with 77%-81% mutual intelligibility. [2]

References

  1. Higaonon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Ethnologue


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