Butuanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken by the Butuanon peopleinAgusan 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 | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Ethnicity | Butuanons |
Native speakers | 72,000 (2005 [needs update])[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | btw |
| Glottolog | butu1244 |
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.
Long vowels are written as double letters (e.g. aa, ii, etc.)[3]
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