| Agutaynen | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
Native speakers | 19,608[1] (2010)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | agn |
| Glottolog | agut1237 |
TheAgutaynen language is spoken onAgutaya Island in theprovince ofPalawan in thePhilippines.
Caabay & Melvin (2014: 1-2)[3] note that Agutaynen is spoken by about 15,000 people onAgutaya Island and six of the smaller of the smallerCuyo Islands, namely Diit, Maracañao, Matarawis, Algeciras, Concepcion, and Quiniluban. AfterWorld War II, Agutaynen speakers were also moved to San Vicente, Roxas, Brooke’s Point, Balabac, Linapacan, and Puerto Princesa City municipalities onPalawan Island.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Rhotic | r ~ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | o ~u |
| Mid | |||
| Open | a |
The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Agutaynen language. Note: the direct/nominative case is divided between full and short forms.
| Direct/Nominative | Indirect/Genitive | Oblique | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | yo (o) | o | yɨn |
| 2nd person singular | yawa (a) | mo | nio |
| 3rd person singular | tanandia | na | nandia |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ita | ta | yatɨn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | yami (ami) | amɨn | yamɨn |
| 2nd person plural | yamo (amo) | mi | nindio |
| 3rd person plural | tanira | nira | nira |
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