Capiznon or Capiceño () is an

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regional language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of Capiz in the northeast of Panay Island. It is a member of the Bisayan language family and the people are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The language is often confused with Hiligaynon due to dialectological comprehension similarities and as high as 91% mutual intelligibility, but it has its certain unique accent and vocabulary that integrates Aklanon and

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lexicon. Despite its distinct corruption of Hiligaynon lateral approximants, a prevalent feature among rural farmers, ethnic convergence and cosmopolitanism has led to a shift back to the purely Hiligaynon prosodic form of slower tonality and softer and longer vowels most particularly among the younger generations.

Distribution

Capiznon is spoken in the following municipalities: ;Capiz *

Roxas City Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon language, Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippi ...

* Ivisan *

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Panitan Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Panitan''; tl, Bayan ng Panitan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 ...

Maayon Ma-ayon, officially the Municipality of Ma-ayon ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ma-ayon''; tl, Bayan ng Ma-ayon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,22 ...

* Dao * Pilar *

Mambusao Mambusao, officially the Municipality of Mambusao ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Mambusao''; tl, Bayan ng Mambusao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40 ...

* Pontevedra * President Roxas *

Sapi-an Sapian, officially the Municipality of Sapian (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Sapian''; Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it Sapian''; tl, Bayan ng Sapian), and sometimes spelled Sapi-an, is a 4th cla ...

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Cuartero Cuartero, officially the Municipality of Cuartero ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Cuartero''; tl, Bayan ng Cuartero), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27 ...

Dumarao Dumarao, officially the Municipality of Dumarao ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Dumarao''; tl, Bayan ng Dumarao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,506 ...

* Dumalag * Jamindan *

Tapaz Tapaz, officially the Municipality of Tapaz ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Tapaz''; Aklanon: ''Banwa it Tapaz''; krj, Banwa kang Tapaz/Banwa ka Tapaz; tl, Bayan ng Tapaz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippine ...

;Iloilo * Batad * Calinog *

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* Lemery *

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* Lambunao * Carles *

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* San Enrique *

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;Aklan *

Altavas Altavas, officially the Municipality of Altavas (Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it Altavas''; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Altavas''; tl, Bayan ng Altavas), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the ...

* Batan * Balete *

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;Masbate *

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* Mandaon ;Romblon *

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* Magdiwang *

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Common lexical differences between Capiznon and Hiligaynon languages

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Capiznon Language Visayan languages Languages of Capiz Languages of Iloilo Languages of Aklan Languages of Masbate

Distribution

Common lexical differences between Capiznon and Hiligaynon languages

See also

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