Kinaray-a language

E179458

Kinaray-a language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, especially in the province of Antique and neighboring areas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kinaray-a language canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Malayo-Polynesian language
Philippine language
alternateName Antiqueño (in some sources)
Hinaraya
Karay-a
closelyRelatedTo Capiznon language
Hiligaynon language
country Philippines
endangermentStatus vigorous (in core areas)
ethnicGroup Karay-a people
family Austronesian
hasDialect Aklan-side Kinaray-a varieties
Antiqueño Kinaray-a
linked to: Kinaray-a

Ilonggo Kinaray-a (in Iloilo uplands)
hasLoanwordsFrom Spanish language
linked to: Spanish
hasMedia local newspapers and magazines
radio programs in Kinaray-a
hasOrthography community-developed spelling conventions based on Filipino orthography
influencedBy English language
Hiligaynon language
Tagalog language
linked to: Tagalog
languageCodeISO639-3 krj
languageFamilyBranch Visayan languages
lexicalSimilarityWith Hiligaynon language
morphology Austronesian voice system
officialStatus regional language in the Philippines
phonologicalFeature contrastive glottal stop
vowel length distinctions in some varieties
primaryProvince Antique
primaryRegion Western Visayas
region Panay Island
spokenIn Aklan
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo
Mindanao (migrant communities)
linked to: Mindanao

Negros Occidental
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian
subgroup Central Philippine languages
typology verb–initial language
usedFor daily communication
folk songs
local radio broadcasting
oral literature
usedInEducation mother tongue-based multilingual education in some schools
wordOrder VOS
VSO
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bisayan languages subgroup hasMember Kinaray-a language
Proto-Philippine language hasDescendant Kinaray-a language
Capiznon language closelyRelatedTo Kinaray-a language
Capiznon language neighboringLanguage Kinaray-a language
Romblomanon language closelyRelatedTo Kinaray-a language
Romblomanon language lexicallySimilarTo Kinaray-a language
Visayan languages hasLanguage Kinaray-a language