Ilianen language

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Ilianen
Ilianen Manobo
Native toPhilippines
RegionMindanao
Native speakers
15,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbi
Glottologilia1236

Ilianen is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Distribution and dialects[]

Ilianen 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[]

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


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