Cuyonon language
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Cuyonon is a regional Bisayan language spoken on the coast of Palawan and the Cuyo Islands in the Philippines.<ref name="ptc">Palawan Tourism Council. Accessed August 28, 2008.</ref> Cuyonon had been the lingua franca (language used for communication) of the province of Palawan until recentlyTemplate:When when migration flow into the region rapidly increased. Forty-three percent of the total population of Palawan during the late 1980s spoke and used Cuyonon as a language. Later studies showed a significant decrease in the number of speakers due to an increase of Tagalog-speaking immigrants from Luzon.
The Cuyonon language is classified by the Summer Institute of Linguistics as belonging to the Central Philippine, Western Bisayan, Kuyan subgroup. The largest number of speakers lives in the Cuyo Group of Islands, which is located between northern Palawan and Panay Island.
PhonologyEdit
ConsonantsEdit
VowelsEdit
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Template:IPA link | ||
| Mid | Template:IPA link | Template:IPA link | |
| Open | Template:IPA link |
Unlike most Philippine languages, Cuyonon only includes one close vowel.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The close vowel {{#invoke:IPA|main}} only occurs in loanwords from Spanish, either directly or through Tagalog.
Simple greetingsEdit
- Good afternoon – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Good evening/night – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- How are you? – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- I'm fine/good and you? – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- I'm just fine, by the grace of God – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Thank you – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Where are you going? – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- What are you doing? – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Oh, nothing in particular. – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Please come in. – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
- Long time no see. – {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}
Common expressionsEdit
| Cuyonon | Kinaray-a | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good morning |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good noon |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good afternoon |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good dusk |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good evening |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Good day |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Tomorrow |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Sunday |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Month |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Year |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Thanks a lot |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | I love you |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | I hate you |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Yes |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | No |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Let's go |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Industrious |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Happy |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Delicious |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Strong |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Boastful |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Dumb |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Crazy |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Deaf |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Brave |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Slow |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Flirtatious |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Demon |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Dirt |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Difficult |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Afraid |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Male |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Female |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Older brother |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Older sister |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | You are beautiful |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | You are manly |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | You are kind |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Take care |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Play |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Dog |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Cat |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Rat |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Ant |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Spirit |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Smoke |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Water |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Up |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Down |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Money |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Coins |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Market |
Parts of the bodyEdit
| Cuyonon | Kinaray-a | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Head |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Eye |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Hair |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Nose |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Ear |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Lip |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Mouth |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Tooth |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Cheek |
| lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | Forehead |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Cuyonon Language and Culture Project, cuyonon.org
- Linguistic map of the Philippines
- Linguistic map of the Philippines
- Linguistic map of the Philippines
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