Agusan language

Agusan Manobo (consisting of the Umayam, Adgawan, Surigao, and Omayamnon dialects) is spoken in the following areas.Ethnologue

• Agusan del Sur Province: western area, southeast of Lake Buluan
• inland areas of Surigao del Sur Province
• southwest of Lanuza Peninsula to Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur Province
• western Agusan del Norte Province
• Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte provinces: continuous strip along northern borders
• Surigao del Norte Province: southern tip, inland
• scattered small border areas of Bukidnon and Davao Oriental provinces

Dibabawon Manobo is spoken in the following areas.

• northern Compostela Valley Province: upper Agusan River area
• Davao Oriental Province: Boston and Cateel municipalities
• Davao del Norte Province: Asuncion municipality (in Manguagan)

Rajah Kabunsuwan Manobo is spoken in the following areas.

• northern border of Davao Oriental Province
• southeast corner of Agusan del Sur Province
• southern Surigao del Sur Province: Lingig (in Rajah Cabungsuan)

The Omayamnon, Dibabawon, and Rajah Kabunsuwan dialects are divergent.

In Agusan, the stops have unreleased variants when occurring before another consonant, silence, and in syllable-final position.{{Cite book |last=Weaver |first=Daniel H. |url=https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/25893 |title=Papers on Philippine Languages 1 |last2=Weaver |first2=Marilou |date=1963 |publisher=Institute for Language Teaching and Summer Institute of Linguistics |editor-last=Wolfenden |editor-first=Elmer |location=Manila |pages=1–6 |chapter=The phonology of Agusan Manobo (with special reference to æ)}} The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in all consonant positions. Of the continuants, all occur in syllable-initial position and all except {{IPA|/h/}} in word-final position. The consonants {{IPA|/d/}} and {{IPA|/j/}} are used interchangeably.

Agusan has only five vowels, {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}}, {{IPA|/e/}}, {{IPA|/æ/}}, and {{IPA|/a/}}. Vowels may appear alone, after a consonant, or between consonants in a syllable. All vowels, with the exception of {{IPA|/æ/}}, may occur "in a sequence of identical vowels separated by a glottal stop". The vowel {{IPA|/e/}} never occurs next to the consonant {{IPA|/r/}}.

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Category:Languages of Agusan del Norte

Category:Languages of Agusan del Sur

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