Capiznon or Capiceño () is an

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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

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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

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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 ''La ...

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 * Ivisan *

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 *

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 ...

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* President Roxas *

Sapi-an Sapian, officially the Municipality of Sapian (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Sapian''; Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it Sapian''; tl, Bayan ng Sapian), and sometimes spelled Sapi-an, is a 4th cla ...

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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 Dumarao, officially the Municipality of Dumarao ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Dumarao''; tl, Bayan ng Dumarao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,506 ...

* Dumalag * Jamindan * Tapaz ;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. Bing ...

* Lemery *

Passi City Passi, officially the City of Passi ( krj, Syudad kang Passi/Syudad ka Passi; hil, Dakbanwa sang Passi; fil, Lungsod ng Passi), is a 4th class component city in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

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 * Estancia * Sara *

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* Concepcion * San Dionisio * Balasan * San Enrique *

Ajuy Ajuy may refer to the following places: * Ajuy, Iloilo, municipality in the Philippines * Ajuy, Pájara, village in the Canary Islands, Spain {{geodab ...

;Aklan * Altavas * Batan * Balete *

Libacao Libacao, officially the Municipality of Libacao ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Libacao''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Libacao''; tl, Bayan ng Libacao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a ...

;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 impe ...

* Mandaon ;Romblon *

Cajidiocan Cajidiocan, officially the Municipality of Cajidiocan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,259 people. The municipality is located on Sibuyan Island, which ...

* Magdiwang * San Fernando

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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