Ilianen language

Ilianen
Ilianen
Ilianen Manobo
Native to	Philippines
Region	Mindanao
Native speakers	(15,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Manobo Central West Ilianen; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mbi
Glottolog	ilia1236

Last updated July 03, 2025

Ilianen is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Distribution and dialects

Ilianen is spoken in the following areas:^[2]

North Cotabato Province: north and central watershed of Mindanao river
Bukidnon Province: Kandingilan, Kibawe, and Darnulong municipalities
Maguindanao del Norte: northern tip of Northern Kambutalan municipality
Maguindanao del Sur: northern tip of Datu Montawal municipality

Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan.

References

↑ Ilianen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Ethnologue

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[e18-1] Ilianen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Ethnologue

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