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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Philippines > Magahat

Magahat

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3mtw

Population  7,570 (2000).
Region  Southwestern Negros, Mt. Arniyo near Bayawan, upper Tayaban, Bayawan (Tolong), Tanjag, Santa Catalina, and Siaton provinces.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 84
Alternate names   Ata-Man, Bukidnon
Dialects  Similar to Karolanos [kyn]. Reported to include a heavy mixture of Cebuano [ceb] and Hiligaynon [hil].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine
Comments  Tend to live in high elevations.