Capiznon or Capiceño () is an Austronesian

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spoken in Western Visayas 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 ...

in the northeast of

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. 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 Waray 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/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,2 ...

* 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, ...

* 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 ...

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* President Roxas * Sapi-an *

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* Cuartero * Dumarao * 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, Philippi ...

;Iloilo * Batad * Calinog *

Bingawan Bingawan, officially the Municipality of Bingawan ( hil, Banwa sang Bingawan, tgl, Bayan ng Bingawan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,164 people. B ...

* Lemery * Passi City * Lambunao * Carles * Estancia *

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* San Rafael * Concepcion * San Dionisio * Balasan * San Enrique * Ajuy ;Aklan * Altavas * Batan * Balete * Libacao ;Masbate *

Balud Balud, officially the Municipality of Balud, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,155 people. The name Balud came from the name of the Pink-bellied imperial ...

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 *

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* Magdiwang * San Fernando

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

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