Aklanon languages

Infobox Language family
name=Aklan
region=Aklan, Panay, Philippines
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
fam3=Borneo-Philippines
fam4=Central Philippine
fam5=Visayan
fam6=Western Visayan
child1=Akeanon
Ibayjanon

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Languages

Akeanon

language
name=Aklanon
nativename=Akeanon
familycolor=Austronesian
states=Philippines
region=Aklan
speakers=394,545
script=Latin (Filipino variant);
"Historically written in Baybayin"
iso2=phi|iso3=akl

Akeanon (or "Aklanon" proper) is a Visayan language spoken by about 400,000 people living in Aklan in the Philippines. Ethnologue has classified the language to be 65-68% mutually intelligible and lexically similar to Hiligaynon. It is unique among Philippine languages since it possesses the digraph ea ("l" pronounced with rolling "r" sound). According to legend, the digraph originated from the first ruler of Aklan, Datu Bangkaya, who had a short tongue and therefore could not pronounce the "l" sound.

Examples

Common Phrases

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Numbers

Literature

Note: All these poems were written by Melchor F. Cichon, an Aklanon poet.

*Ambeth. "Philippine Panorama", August 14, 1994.
*Ay, Saeamat. "Salaming", January 1994, p.1
*Emergency Room. "The Aklan Reporter", December 7, 1994, p. 10
*Eva, Si Adan! (Finalist Sa Unang Premyo Openiano A. Italia Competition, January 1993,Duenas,Iloilo)
*Ham-at Madueom Ro Gabii Inay? "Philippine Panorama", March 27, 1994, p. 29. (First Aklanon poem published in the Phil. Pan.) Also in "The Aklan Reporter", April 6, 1994, p. 8.
*Hin-uno Pa. "The Aklan Reporter", February 23, 1994, p. 8. Also in Ani December 1993, p. 44
*Inay. "Philippine Collegian", October 4, 1973, p. 3 (First Aklanon poem in the Philippine Collegian)
*Limog sa Idaeom. "Ani" December 1993, p. 48
*Mamunit Ako Inay. "The Aklan Reporter", December 28, 1994, p. 10
*Manog-Uling. "The Aklan Reporter" July 29, 1992, p.9. Also in Ani December 1993, p.50
*Owa't Kaso, Saeamat. "Mantala" 3:97 2000
*Ro Bantay. "The Aklan Reporter", September 6, 1995, p. 7
*Sa Mga Nagkaeabali Nga Silak. (Binigkas at Nagkamit Ng Pangatlong Gantipala sa Pangalawang Premyo Openiano A. Italia Competition, March 13, 1998, UPV Auditorium, Iloilo City)
*Sa Pilapil It Tangke. Ani December 1994, p. 46
*Toto, Pumailaya Ka. "Pagbutlak" (First Aklanon in Pagbutlak)
*Welga. "Mantala" 3:99 2000
*Si Ambong, Ati. (unpublished), 2001

Ibayjanon

language
name=Ibayjanon
nativename=Ibayjanon
familycolor=Austronesian
states=Philippines
region=Ibajay, Aklan
speakers= 39, 643
script=Latin (Filipino variant);
"Historically written in Baybayin"
iso2=phi|iso3=mlz

Ibayjanon is a Visayan language spoken by 39,643 people in thirty-six villages of the mainland of the town of Ibajay, Aklan. It is 93% lexically similar to Akeanon, hence, the ambiguity of its classification as a closely-related sister language, or a dialect, of Aklanon.
Other than its difference from the accent of Akeanon proper, terminology in Ibayjanon also differ from the standard Aklanon. Ibayjanon has shortened versions of Aklanon words, as Ibayjanon speakers are very fond of shortening Aklanon words.
Some variant terms are also used only in Ibayjanon. Like pakas, which means baeoe in Akeanon, kabod which means hamtak in Akeanon. Makara in Ibayjanon and makaraya in Aklanon.

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)

"Ro uwa ga balikid sa anang hinalinan hay indi makaabut sa anang paeaadtunan" (Ibayjanon)

"He who does not look back from where he came from, will never reach his destination." (English)

Learning Resources

*"Akeanon"
**"Five-language Dictionary (Panay Island)" ISBN 971-9023-25-2 © 2003 Roman dela Cruz Kalibo,Aklan
**"A study of the Aklanon dialect" / Authors: Beato A. de la Cruz, R. David Paul Zorc, Vicente Salas Reyes, & Nicolas L. Prado; Public Domain 1968-1969; Kalibo, Aklan
*** "Vol.I Grammar" "Smithsonian Institution Libraries call# 39088000201871"
*** 'Vol.II A Dictionary (of root words and derivations) Aklanon to English" "Smithsonian Institution Libraries call# 39088000201889"
**"The functions of ‘hay’ in Aklanon narrative discourse". © 1990. Brainard, Sherri and Poul Jensen.
**"A preliminary study of demonstratives in Aklanon narratives". © 1992. Jensen, Kristine and Rodolfo R. Barlaan.

References

External links

*"Akeanon"
** [http://www.geocities.com/Aklanonliterature/main.htm Aklanon Literature]
** [http://www.factbites.com/topics/Aklanon Facbites]
** [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru6/aklanon.htm Learning Aklanon]
** [http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/language.php?id=43 Aklanon Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database]