Ilianen is spoken in the following areas: •
North Cotabato Province: north and central watershed of the
Mindanao River •
Bukidnon Province:
Kadingilan,
Kibawe, and
Damulog municipalities •
Maguindanao del Norte: northern tip of
Northern Kabuntalan municipality •
Maguindanao del Sur: northern tip of
Datu Montawal municipality Its dialects are Arakan, Livunganen, and Pulangiyan. == Phonology ==