Porohanon language

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Porohanon
Spoken in Philippines
Region Central Visayas
Native speakers 23,000  (date missing)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 prh

Porohanon is a Visayan language spoken in the Camotes Islands in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Its closest relatives are Hiligaynon and Masbateño and is barely intelligible with Cebuano though it shares 87% of its vocabulary with it.[1]

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[edit] Sounds

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Phonology

Porohanon speakers pronounce /y/ as [z].

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[edit] Nouns

[edit] Personal Pronouns

[edit] Demonstrative

[edit] Enclitic Particles

[edit] Existential

[edit] Interrogative Words

[edit] Examples

[edit] Loan Words

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[edit] Common Expressions

[edit] References


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