Higaonon is a Manobo language spoken on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is partially (80%) intelligible with Binukid.
| Higaonon | |
|---|---|
| Misamis Higaonon Manobo | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Misamis Oriental, western portions of Agusan del Norte, northwestern portions of Agusan del Sur and northern portions of Bukidnon in Mindanao |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1996)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mba |
| Glottolog | higa1237 |
Higaonon is spoken in the Butuan River basin of north-central Mindanao, comprising the entire Misamis Oriental, northern parts of Bukidnon, northwestern Agusan del Sur Province and the area of Agusan del Norte Province south of Butuan.[1] According to Ethnologue, it is closely related to Binukid, with 77%–81% mutual intelligibility.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Higaonon at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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