Bukidnon

noun

Bu·​kid·​non

büˈkidˌnän

plural Bukidnon or Bukidnons

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people inhabiting central northern Mindanao, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Austronesian language of the Bukidnon people

called also Binokid

Word History

Etymology

Bisayan Bukidnon hill people, from búkid mountain + -non people

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