Romblomanon or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Romblomanon is an
Austronesian regional language
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spoken, along with
Asi and
Onhan
Onhan is a regional language, regional Bisayan languages, Western Bisayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon language, Romblomanon and Asi languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The language is also known as ''Inunhan'' an ...
, in the province of
Romblon
Romblon ( , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa Regions of the Philippines, region. Its main islands include Tablas Island, Tablas, the large ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. The language is also called ''Ini'', ''Tiyad Ini'', ''Basi'', ''Niromblon'', and ''Sibuyanon''. It is a part of the
Bisayan language family and is closely related to other
Philippine languages
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.
Geographic distribution
Specifically, Romblomanon is spoken in the following islands on Romblon:
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Romblon
Romblon ( , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa Regions of the Philippines, region. Its main islands include Tablas Island, Tablas, the large ...
: the sole
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Romblon
Romblon ( , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa Regions of the Philippines, region. Its main islands include Tablas Island, Tablas, the large ...
.
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Sibuyan
Sibuyan is a crescent-shaped island, the second largest in an archipelago comprising Romblon Province, Philippines. Located in the namesake Sibuyan Sea, it has an area of and has a total population of 62,815 as of 2020 census. The island has t ...
: all its municipalities,
Cajidiocan,
Magdiwang, and
San Fernando
San Fernando may refer to:
People
*Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia
Places Argentina
*San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...
.
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Tablas: the municipality of
San Agustin.
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Oriental Mindoro
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: migrant Romblomanon speakers from Carmen in Tablas brought the language particularly to the municipality of
Bansud
Bansud, officially the Municipality of Bansud ( tgl, Bayan ng Bansud), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,671 people.
Etymology
The name of the ...
and also migrant Romblomanon speakers from Tablas, Romblon and Sibuyan islands to the following municipalities of
Mansalay
Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay ( tgl, Bayan ng Mansalay), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...
,
Bulalacao
Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao ( tgl, Bayan ng Bulalacao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,366 people.
It is formerly kno ...
and parts of
Bongabong and
Roxas respectively.
Phonology
Consonants
Romblomanon is one of the Philippine languages that do not exhibit – allophony.
Vowels
* Phonetic variations of with sounds are said to occur.
Grammar
Pronouns
Personal
Demonstrative pronouns
In addition to this, there are two verbal
deictics
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, , meaning 'come to speaker', and , meaning 'to go yonder'.
Interrogative words
Examples
Loan words
Numbers
Common expressions
References
Further reading
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External links
Ethnologueromblomanon.webonary.org- Dictionary by SIL
Languages of Romblon
Visayan languages
{{Languages of the Philippines