Bukid language

Bukid
Binukid
Native to	Philippines
Region	most parts of Bukidnon province, Mindanao
Native speakers	168,234 (2010)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Manobo North Bukid
Dialects	Talaandig
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bkd
Glottolog	binu1244
Area where Binukid is spoken

The Bukid language, Binukid or Bukidnon, is an Austronesian language spoken by indigenous peoples of Northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The word Bukid means 'mountain' or 'highland' while Binukid means 'in the manner, or style, of the mountain or highland'. In Bukidnon province, it is referred to as Higaonon.^{[citation needed]}