Higaonon language

Not to be confused with Hiligaynon language.

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

Higaonon
Misamis Higaonon Manobo
Native to	Philippines
Region	Misamis Oriental, western portions of Agusan del Norte, northwestern portions of Agusan del Sur and northern portions of Bukidnon in Mindanao
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1996)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Manobo North Higaonon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mba
Glottolog	higa1237

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.^[1] According to Ethnologue, it is closely related to Binukid, with 77%–81% mutual intelligibility.^[1]