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Higaonon

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3mba

Population  30,000 (1996 NTM).
Region  North central Mindanao, Misamis Oriental, south of Ginoog City.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 159
Alternate names   Misamis Higaonon Manobo
Dialects  Related to Binukid [bkd] with 77%–81% intelligibility.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, North
Language use  Also use a limited Cebuano [ceb].
Language development  Bible portions: 1987.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MUNGER, Scott T., author. 1988. An analysis of the semantic structure of a Higaonon (Philippines) text.

MUNGER, Scott, author. 1985. Phonemic statement of Higaonon.

MUNGER, Scott, author. 1986. Morphophonemic changes in Higaonon.