Capiznon or Capiceño (Bisaya nga Kinapisnon)[2][3][4] is an Austronesian regional language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of Capiz in the northeast of Panay Island. It is a member of the Bisayan language family and the people are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The language is often confused with Hiligaynon due to dialectological comprehension similarities and as high as 91% mutual intelligibility,[5] but it has its certain unique accent and vocabulary that integrates Aklanon and Waray lexicon.[6] Despite its distinct corruption of Hiligaynon lateral approximants, a prevalent feature among rural farmers, ethnic convergence and cosmopolitanism has led to a shift back to the purely Hiligaynon prosodic form of slower tonality and softer and longer vowels most particularly among the younger generations.
| Capiznon | |
|---|---|
| Capiceño | |
| Binisaya, Binisaya nga Capiznon, Bisaya | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Capiz and some portions of Iloilo, Aklan, Masbate, and Romblon |
| Ethnicity | Capiznon |
Native speakers | 710,000 (2010)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cps |
| Glottolog | capi1239 |
 Area where Capiznon is spoken | |
Distribution
editCapiznon is spoken in the following municipalities:
- Capiz
- Roxas City
- Ivisan
- Panay
- Panitan
- Maayon
- Dao
- Pilar
- Mambusao
- Pontevedra
- President Roxas
- Sapi-an
- Sigma
- Cuartero
- Dumarao
- Dumalag
- Jamindan
- Tapaz
- Iloilo
- Batad
- Calinog
- Bingawan
- Lemery
- Passi City
- Lambunao
- Carles
- Estancia
- Sara
- San Rafael
- Concepcion
- San Dionisio
- Balasan
- San Enrique
- Ajuy
- Aklan
- Masbate
- Romblon
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ʊ ~ u | |
| Open | a |
/ʊ/ can range from [ʊ] to [u].[7]
Common lexical differences between Capiznon and Hiligaynon languages
edit| Capiznon | Hiligaynon | English |
|---|---|---|
| yanda | subong | today/now |
| ini/mini/muni | ini/amo ini/amo ni | this |
| ina/mina/muna | ina/amo ina | that/these is ours |
| patawa | kadlaw | laugh |
| palataw-an | kaladlawan | funny |
| idot/itot | iyot | sex |
| malukong | yahong | bowl |
| ti-aw/dinaskal | lango-lango | joke |
| palanggana | labador | washbasin |
| pawa | sanag | bright/luminous |
| wakal/hala/hambal | hambal/siling | talk |
| lagbong/hulog | hulog | fall |
| puya | bata | child |
| pilaw | tuyo | sleepy |
| tamarindo | sambag | tamarind tree |
| tangis | hibi | cry |
| laong | pahanugot/lisensya | consent |
| samad | guba | to break/broken |
| siki | tiil | foot |
| mayad | maayo | fine/good |
| gutos | lakat/baktas | to travel by foot |
| gumangkon | hinablos | nephew/niece |
| libod | lagaw | to stroll around |
| hamyang | haya | wake |
| umog | lagu | used and unwashed clothes |
| hinipo | agot | youngest child |
| talisik/panalisik | taliti/panaliti | drizzle/drizzling |
| pinsan | tingub | together |
| sanduko | binangon | bolo |
| dalunggan | dulunggan | ears |
| kuracha | tanga | cockroach |
| sudlay | husay | comb |
| pinaisan | pinamalhan | marinated fish |
| bundol | mango | dumb |
| lupos | subak | ingredient |
| dayok | ginamos | shrimp paste |
| sim | sim | tin roof |
| hay! | te! | see! |
| sili | katumbal | chilli pepper |
| paukoy/pahimuyong | pahimunong | quiet |
| latoy | balatong | string beans |
| daha | tig-ang | to cook rice |
| lurop | sirop | to dive underwater |
| luyo | tupad/ingod | adjacent |
| dulog | hulid | to sleep together |
| uyapad | uma | ricefield |
| migo/miga | uyab | boyfriend/girlfriend |
| mayad | maayo | good |
| mayad | pali | healed/cured |
| unlan | ulunan/ulonan | pillow |
| habukon | palak-palak/tikalon | boastful/arrogant |
See also
editExternal links
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References
edit- ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A - Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ gov.ph[dead link]
- ^ "Explore Philippines >> Capiz >> Things to Do". Wow Philippines. Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Profile of the Province". Poverty Mapping – Masbate. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Capiznon". Ethnologue.
- ^ "The Capiznon Language". capiz.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ Pototanon, Ruchie Mark D.; Rosero, Michael Wilson I. (2012). An Acoustic and Articulatory Characterization of Capiznon Segmental Sounds.
