Ilianen is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Ilianen | |
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Ilianen Manobo | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Mindanao |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mbi |
Glottolog | ilia1236 |
Distribution and dialects
editIlianen is spoken in the following areas:[2]
- North Cotabato Province: north and central watershed of Mindanao river
- Bukidnon Province: Kandingilan, Kibawe, and Darnulong municipalities
- Maguindanao Province: northern tips of both Northern Kambutalan and Datu Montawal municipalities
Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan.
References
edit- ^ Ilianen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ethnologue