Aklanon language
| Aklanon | |
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| Akeanon | |
| Binisaya nga Akeanon | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Aklan and some parts of northwestern Capiz |
| Ethnicity | Aklanon people |
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Native speakers
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460,000 (2000 census, Aklan proper) (Malaynon unknown: 8,500 cited 1973) |
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Latin; Historically Baybayin |
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| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Regional language in the Philippines |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: akl – Aklanon proper mlz – Malaynon |
| Glottolog | akla1240 |
Area where Aklanon is spoken
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Aklanon (Akeanon) is a regional Visayan language spoken in the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in the Philippines. Its unique feature among other Visayan languages is the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] occurring as part of diphthongs and traditionally written with the letter E such as in the name Akeanon (Aklanon). However, this phoneme is also present in sister Philippine languages, namely Itbayat, Isneg, Manobo, Samal and Sagada.
The Malaynon dialect is 93% lexically similar to Aklanon and retained the "l" sounds, which elsewhere are often pronounced as "r".
Ibayjanon (Ibajaynon) dialect has shortened versions of Aklanon words.
Aklanon has 21 phonemes. There are 16 consonants: p, t, k, b, d, g, m, n, ng, s, h, l, r, w, y and the glottal stop ʔ. There are six vowels: i, e, ɤ, a, o and u.
Philippine National Proverb:
"Ang Hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay Hindi makakarating sa paroroonan." (Filipino)
"Ro uwa' gatan-aw sa anang ginhalinan hay indi makaabut sa anang ginapaeangpan" (Akeanon)
" Ang di kausoy magbalikid sa anang ginhalinan hay indi makaabut sa anang ginaayanan" (Malaynon)
"He who does not look back from where he came from, will never reach his destination." (English)
Note: All these poems were written by Melchor F. Cichon, an Aklanon poet.
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