Ilianen language

Ilianen is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Distribution and dialects

Ilianen is spoken in the following areas:

• North Cotabato Province: north and central watershed of the Mindanao River
• Bukidnon Province: Kadingilan, Kibawe, and Damulog municipalities
• Maguindanao del Norte: northern tip of Northern Kabuntalan municipality
• Maguindanao del Sur: northern tip of Datu Montawal municipality

Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan.

Phonology

Consonants

/r/ can be heard as a flap [ɾ] or a trill [r].

Vowels

/ə/ can be heard as a long, back [ɯː], in syllable-final positions.

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