Austronesian language spoken by Butuanon people in northeastern Mindanao
Butuanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken by the Butuanon people in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur , with some native speakers in Misamis Oriental and Surigao del Norte . It is a part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages . As of 2007, Butuanon is believed to be spoken by fewer than 500 youngsters in Butuan itself.[ 2]
Butuanon is very closely related to the Tausug language of distant Sulu and the Surigaonon language of neighboring provinces Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte .
Orthography
a – [a]
b – [b]
d – [d]
g – [g]
h – [h]
i – [i]
k – [k]
l – [l]
m – [m]
n – [n]
ng – [ŋ]
ny – [ɲ]
o – [o]
p – [p]
r – [r]
s – [s]
t – [t]
u – [u]
w – [w]
y – [j]
Long vowels are written as double letters (e.g. aa, ii, etc.)[ 3]
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Further reading
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