Ilianen is a Manobo language of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Distribution and dialects Ilianen is spoken in the following areas:Ethnologue 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 LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosivevoicelessvoicedFricativeTrillLateralApproximant /r/ can be heard as a flap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen /ə/ can be heard as a long, back [ɯː], in syllable-final positions.
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