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 Mindanao river
Bukidnon Province: Kandingilan, Kibawe, and Darnulong municipalities
Maguindanao del Norte: northern tip of Northern Kambutalan 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 or a trill .

Vowels

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