Aklanon language
Aklanon (Akeanon), also known as Bisaya/Binisaya nga Aklanon/Inaklanon or simply Aklan, is an Austronesian language of the Bisayan subgroup spoken by the Aklanon people in the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in the Philippines. Its unique feature among other Bisayan languages is the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] occurring as part of diphthongs and traditionally written with the letter ⟨Ee⟩ such as in the autonyms Akean and Akeanon. However, this phoneme is also present in other but geographically scattered and distant Philippine languages, namely Itbayat, Isneg, Manobo, Samal and Sagada.
| Aklanon | |
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| Aklan | |
| Akeanon Binisaya nga Akeanon Inakeanon | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Aklan, northwestern Capiz, northern Antique, and southern Romblon |
| Ethnicity | Aklanon |
Native speakers | 560,000 (2010) |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Latin; Historically Baybayin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in the Philippines |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:akl – Aklanon mlz – Malaynon |
| Glottolog | akla1240 Aklanon |
Area where Aklanon is spoken | |
The Malaynon dialect is 93% lexically similar to Aklanon and has retained the "l" sounds, which elsewhere are often pronounced as "r".
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