| Ilianen | |
|---|---|
| Ilianen Manobo | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mindanao |
Native speakers | (15,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbi |
| Glottolog | ilia1236 |
Ilianen is aManobo language ofMindanao in thePhilippines.
Ilianen is spoken in the following areas:[2]
Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | β | s | h | |||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
/r/ can be heard as a flap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | ə | ||
| Open | a |
/ə/ can be heard as a long, back [ɯː], in syllable-final positions.[3]
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