Bolinao language
| Bolinao | |
|---|---|
| Binu-Bolinao | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan |
| Ethnicity | Bolinao people |
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Native speakers
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51,000 (2007 census) |
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Latin (Filipino alphabet) Historically Baybayin |
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| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | boli1256 |
The Bolinao language or Binubolinao is a Central Luzon language spoken primarily in the municipalities of Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan in the Philippines. It has approximately 50,000 speakers (Ethnologue 1990), making it the second most widely spoken Sambalic language. Most Bolinao speakers can speak Pangasinan and Ilocano.
Bolinao has 21 phonemes: 16 consonants and five vowels. Syllable structure is relatively simple. Each syllable contains at least a consonant and a vowel.
Bolinao has five vowels. They are:
There are six main diphthongs: /aɪ/, /əɪ/, /oɪ/, /uɪ/, /aʊ/, and /iʊ/.
Below is a chart of Bolinao consonants. All the stops are unaspirated. The velar nasal occurs in all positions including at the beginning of a word.
A common proverb from Philippine national hero Jose Rizal in English, “He who does not acknowledge his beginnings will not reach his destination,” is translated into Bolinao and followed by Pangasinan, the dominant indigenous language of Pangasinan province and the original in Tagalog for comparison:
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