Inabaknon

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Inabaknon is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Capul Island in Northern Samar, Philippines, known for its distinctiveness from the surrounding Visayan languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
language
belongsTo Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Philippine languages subgroup (broadly construed)
country Philippines
distinctFrom Cebuano language NERFINISHED
Hiligaynon language NERFINISHED
Waray language NERFINISHED
other Visayan languages
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Inabaknon people NERFINISHED
geographicIsolation Capul Island community
hasAlternativeName Abaknon NERFINISHED
Capul Sinama NERFINISHED
Capuleño NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole heritage language of Inabaknon people
marker of Capul Island identity
hasLexicalBorrowingFrom English language NERFINISHED
Tagalog language NERFINISHED
Waray language NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfSpeakersApprox a few thousand speakers
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom Waray language NERFINISHED
hasSpeakerCommunity Capul Island residents
iso639-3Code abx
languageFamily Austronesian languages
linguisticClassificationNote often classified with Sama–Bajaw rather than Visayan
linguisticFeature Austronesian-type verb–subject–object word order (variable)
non-Visayan core vocabulary
localGovernmentUnit Municipality of Capul NERFINISHED
neighboringLanguages Northern Samar languages
Waray language NERFINISHED
primaryUse daily communication on Capul Island
region Eastern Visayas NERFINISHED
spokenIn Capul Island NERFINISHED
Northern Samar NERFINISHED
Philippines
subfamilyOf Sama–Bajaw languages NERFINISHED
usedIn folk songs
local oral traditions
storytelling
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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