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Western Bukidnon language

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Native to
  
Philippines

ISO 639-3
  
mbb

Native speakers
  
15,000 (2008)

Glottolog
  
west2555

Region
  
mostly in southwestern portions of Northern Mindanao province, Mindanao

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Mindanao Manobo Central West Western Bukidnon

Western Bukidnon is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines. Dialects are Ilentungen, Kiriyenteken, and Pulangiyen.

Distribution

Western Bukidnon is spoken in (Ethnologue):

  • southern Bukidnon Province: Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Kitaotao, and especially Maramag municipalities
  • Cotabato Province: Banisilan municipality
  • References

    Western Bukidnon language Wikipedia