Kinaray-a language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinaray-a language | |
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Antiqueño | |
Antiqueno | |
Native to | Visayas |
Region | Western Visayas (Panay Island) |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kar |
Glottolog | kar-a |
The Kinaray-a language, (Kinaray-a: "mga Karay-a") is one of the ethnic cultural Visayan languages particularly in Western Visayas (Panay Island), it is mainly in Antique province or called as "Antiqueño speakers" and some portions of western Iloilo, The language is mixed with Hiligaynon and its influenced by the Aklanon and Cuyunon. Karay-a has sounds with letter "r" than the Hiligaynon it has more monotone by its accent.[1]