Onhan language
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| Onhan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in |  Philippines |
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| Region | Western Visayas | |
| Total speakers | 86,000 | |
| Language family | Austronesian | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | loc | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Onhan language is a Kinaray-a language spoken, along with the Romblomanon and Asi languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The language is also known as Inunhan and Loocnon.
Specifically, it is spoken on the following islands within Romblon:
- Tablas: the municipalities of San Andres, Santa Maria, Alcantara, Ferrol, Looc, and Santa Fe.
- Carabao: the sole municipality of San Jose.
As a variant of the Kinaray-a language, some speakers are found on the island of Boracay in Aklan province as well as parts of the island of Panay, specifically in the following municipalities: Malay, Nabas and Buruanga. In Oriental and Occidental Mindoro provinces, migrant Onhan speakers from Tablas Island brought the language to the following municipalities: San Jose, Bulalacao, Mansalay, Roxas, and some parts of Bongabong. As such, it is very much related to Akeanon and Kuyonon.
[edit] Grammar
[edit] Pronouns
| Absolutive1 (emphatic) |
Absolutive2 (non-emphatic) |
Ergative | Oblique | |
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| 1st person singular | ako | takon | nakon, ko | akon |
| 2nd person singular | ikaw, kaw | timo | nimo, mo | imo |
| 3rd person singular | imaw | - | nana | ana |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kita | taton | naton, ta | aton |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kami | tamon | namon | amon |
| 2nd person plural | kamo | tinyo | ninyo | inyo |
| 3rd person plural | sanda | - | nanda | anda |
[edit] Literature
The New Testament was translated into Bisaya-Inunhan by Eldon Leano Talamisan and published in 1999.
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