Capiznon or Capiceño () is an Austronesian

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spoken in

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in the

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. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of

Capiz Capiz (), officially the Province of Capiz (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the central part of the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines ...

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 Waray lexicon. Despite its distinct corruption of Hiligaynon

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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 (, ), officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon language, Capiznon/; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2 ...

* Ivisan *

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Panitan Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Panitan''; ), is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 people. Pronounced as Panit-a ...

* Maayon * Dao * Pilar * Mambusao *

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* President Roxas * Sapi-an *

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* Cuartero * Dumarao * Dumalag * Jamindan * Tapaz ;Iloilo * Batad * Calinog * Bingawan * Lemery * Passi City * Lambunao * Carles * Estancia * Sara * San Rafael * Concepcion * San Dionisio * Balasan * San Enrique * Ajuy ;Aklan * Altavas * Batan * Balete *

Libacao Libacao, officially the Municipality of Libacao (Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it Libacao''; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Libacao''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province ...

;Masbate * Balud * Mandaon ;Romblon * Cajidiocan * Magdiwang * San Fernando

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

/ʊ/ can range from �to

Common lexical differences between Capiznon and Hiligaynon languages

External links

References

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