The Agutaynen language is spoken on
Agutaya Island in the
province
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of
Palawan
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in the
Philippines
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.
Distribution
Caabay & Melvin (2014: 1-2)
[Caabay, Marilyn A. and Melissa S. Melvin. 2014. ''Agutaynen–English Dictionary with Grammar Sketch''. Special Monograph Issue, Number 58. Linguistic Society of the Philippines.] note that Agutaynen is spoken by about 15,000 people on
Agutaya Island and six of the smaller of the smaller
Cuyo Islands, namely Diit, Maracañao, Matarawis, Algeciras, Concepcion, and Quiniluban. After
World War II
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, Agutaynen speakers were also moved to San Vicente, Roxas, Brooke’s Point, Balabac, Linapacan, and Puerto Princesa City municipalities on
Palawan
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Island.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
* can fluctuate to sounds of , , .
Grammar
Pronouns
The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Agutaynen language. Note: the direct/nominative case is divided between full and short forms.
References
Bibliography
* Quakenbush, J. Stephen, comp. 1999. "Agutaynen texts. Studies in Agutaynen, Part I". In: ''Studies in Philippine Languages and Cultures'' 11 (1): 7–88
available online from SIL
Further reading
* Quakenbush, J. Stephen. ''Tracking Agutaynen language vitality: 1984-2009''. Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Aussois, France in 2009. Available a
SIL Access date: 26 December 2022.
External links
Agutaynen-English Dictionaryonline dictionary (SIL Philippines)
Languages of Palawan
Calamian languages
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