Alternate Names: Agusan
Dialects: Adgawan, Omayamnon, Surigao, Umayam. 83% intelligibility of Dibabawon ,. Lexical similarity: 80% with Omayamnon dialect and other dialects, 85% with Dibabawon Manobo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 (2002 SIL). 157,000 all Manobo (1990 census).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Rajah Kabunsuwan Manobo [mqk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 54%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%–60%. Dictionary. NT: 1999–2001.
Typology: VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles before noun heads, adjectives, numerals before and after noun heads; relatives after noun heads or without noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position, final as tag; maximum number of affixes: 4 prefixes, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes subject, object and direct objects, when noun marker is the same; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrase; verb affixes sometimes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Manobo. Christian (Roman Catholic), traditional religion.