| Porohanon | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Camotes Islands,Cebu) |
Native speakers | (23,000 cited 1960)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prh |
| Glottolog | poro1253 |
Porohanon is aregionalBisayan language spoken in theCamotes Islands in theprovince ofCebu in the Philippines. Its closest relatives areHiligaynon,Capiznon andMasbateño; it is barely intelligible withCebuano though it shares 87% of its vocabulary with it[2] and even less intelligible withWaray. It also retains many older features that Cebuano has lost, such as the use of thegenitive marker ahead of the second member of a compounded form, the distinction between a definite and indefinite subject marker, and the distinction between a definite genitive marker and alocative one.[1]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | kɡ | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | sz | h | |||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Approximant | w | l | j |
Porohanon has three vowels:/i/,/a/ and/u/. They are contrasted bylength.[1][3]
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