Butuanon (Binutwanon, ) is an Austronesian 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 younger speakers in Butuan itself.
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, making these all three languages being the Visayan languages geographically native to Mindanao.
Phonology Vowels Butuanon has three vowels: /a/, /i/, and /u/, with phonemic length. Front Central BackClose Open
Consonants Bilabial Dental Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal Stop Fricative Approximant(Lateral) Rhotic
Grammar Morphosyntactic alignment
Butuanon has four triggers: agent patient circumstantial instrument +Case markers in Butuanondirectindirectobliquegeneralanghongsapersonalsingularsinikangpluralsindanindakanda
Pronouns +Pronouns in Butuanondirectindirectoblique postposed preposed1st singularakokoakokanako pluralexclusivekaminamoamokanamoinclusivekitataatokanato2nd singularikawmoimokanimo pluralkamoniyoiyokaniyo3rd singularsiyaniyaiyakaniya pluralsilanilailakanila
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