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 family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Greater Central Philippine
Manobo
North
Higaonon
Language codes
ISO 639-3
mba
Glottolog
higa1237
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 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]
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