Capiznon or Capiceño () is an Austronesian

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spoken in

Western Visayas Western Visayas ( hil, Kabisay-an Nakatundan; tl, Kanlurang Kabisayaan or ''Kanlurang Visayas'') is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces (Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimara ...

in the

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. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of

Capiz Capiz, officially the Province of Capiz ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; tl, Lalawigan ng Capiz), is a province in the Philippines located in the central section of Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Roxas. It is ...

in the northeast of

Panay Island Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City ...

. It is a member of the Bisayan language family and the people are part of the wider

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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 Waray lexicon. Despite its distinct corruption of Hiligaynon

lateral approximant A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the English ''L'', as in ''Larr ...

s, a prevalent feature among rural farmers, ethnic convergence and cosmopolitanism has led to a shift back to the purely Hiligaynon

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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 Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan (Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ivisan''; tl, Bayan ng Ivisan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 peop ...

Panay Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...

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 ...

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* 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 ...

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* President Roxas * Sapi-an *

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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 *

Dumalag Dumalag, officially the Municipality of Dumalag ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Dumalag''; tl, Bayan ng Dumalag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,098 ...

Jamindan Jamindan, officially the Municipality of Jamindan ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Jamindan''; Aklanon: ''Banwa it Jamindan''; krj, Banwa kang Jamindan; tl, Bayan ng Jamindan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippi ...

* Tapaz ;Iloilo * Batad *

Calinog Calinog, officially the Municipality of Calinog ( hil, Banwa sang Calinog, krj, Banwa kang Calinog, tgl, Bayan ng Calinog), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

* Bingawan * Lemery *

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Lambunao Lambunao, officially the Municipality of Lambunao ( hil, Banwa sang Lambunao, krj, Banwa kang Lambunao, tgl, Bayan ng Lambunao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populat ...

* Carles *

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* San Rafael * Concepcion * San Dionisio * Balasan * San Enrique * Ajuy ;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 * Libacao ;Masbate *

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Mandaon Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people. Geography Barangays Mandaon is politically subdivided into ...

;Romblon * Cajidiocan * Magdiwang *

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Common lexical differences between Capiznon and Hiligaynon languages

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References

{{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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