Romblomanon language
| Romblomanon | |
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| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Romblon province (entire Romblon and Sibuyan islands; some parts of Tablas except Banton, Corcuera, Maestro de Ocampo and Carabao) |
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Native speakers
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94,000 (2011) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | romb1245 |
Area where Romblomanon is spoken
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Romblomanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken, along with Asi and Onhan, in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. The language is also called Ini, Tiyad Ini, Basi, Niromblon, and Sibuyanon. It is a part of the Visayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages.
Specifically, it is spoken in the following islands on Romblon:
Romblomanon too is also considered as a Far Variant of Bisakol due to its proximity with the Islands of Panay & Masbate.
In addition to this, there are two verbal deictics, karí, meaning come to speaker, and kadto, meaning to go yonder.
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