Ilianen is a
Manobo language
The Manobo languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. Their speakers are primarily located around Northern Mindanao, Central Mindanao (presently called ) and Caraga regions where they are natively spoken. Some outlying groups m ...
of
Mindanao
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in the
Philippines
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.
Distribution and dialects
Ilianen is spoken in the following areas:
[''Ethnologue'']
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North Cotabato Province: north and central watershed of Mindanao river
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Bukidnon Province: Kandingilan, Kibawe, and Darnulong municipalities
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Maguindanao Province: northern tips of both Northern Kambutalan and Datu Montawal municipalities
Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan.
References
Manobo languages
Languages of Cotabato
Languages of Bukidnon
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