Higaonon language explained

Higaonon language should not be confused with Hiligaynon language.

Higaonon
Also Known As:Misamis Higaonon Manobo
States:Philippines
Region:Misamis Oriental, western portions of Agusan del Norte, northwestern portions of Agusan del Sur and northern portions of Bukidnon in Mindanao
Speakers:30,000
Date:1996
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Philippine
Fam4:Greater Central Philippine
Fam5:Manobo
Fam6:North
Iso3:mba
Glotto:higa1237
Glottorefname:Higaonon

Higaonon is a Manobo language spoken on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is partially (80%) intelligible with Binukid.

Higaonon is spoken in the Butuan River basin of north-central Mindanao, comprising the entire Misamis Oriental, northern parts of Bukidnon, northwestern Agusan del Sur Province and the area of Agusan del Norte Province south of Butuan. According to Ethnologue, it is closely related to Binukid, with 77%–81% mutual intelligibility.