Higaonon language
Higaonon is a Manobo language spoken on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is partially (80%) intelligible with Binukid.
Higaonon | |
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Misamis Higaonon Manobo | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur provinces, Mindanao |
Native speakers | 30,000 (1996)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mba |
Glottolog | higa1237 [2] |
Higaonon is spoken in the Butuan River basin of north-central Mindanao, comprising northwestern Agusan del Sur Province and the area of Agusan del Norte Province south of Butuan City (Ethnologue).
Higaonon religion
The Higaonon people believe in a variety of deities, namely:
- Magbabayà (The Ruler of All) - The supreme god who has minor gods and goddesses beneath him to do specific jobs and take care of certain things, he is also the god of the west.
- Domalondong – The god of the north.
- Ongli – The god of the south.
- Tagolambong – The god of the east.
- Ibabasok - He watches over the crops and their growth in a simple ceremony at the center of the rice field.
- Dagingon – They worship this deity in an elaborated celebration complete with songs and dances which will last for nine nights during planting and after harvest seasons.
- Bulalakaw - The spirit who watches the rivers and takes care of the fishermen's catch.
- Tumpaa Nanapiyaw or Intumbangol - Watches the base of the earth night and day lest it crumbles.
- Tagabugtà - The spirit who watches the farm or the forest
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References
- Higaonon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Higaonon". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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