Karay-a language

E179460

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Karay-a language canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Philippine language
alternativeName Karay-a
Kinaray-a
closelyRelatedTo Aklanon language
Capiznon language
Hiligaynon language
Masbatenyo language
country Philippines
endangermentStatus vulnerable (regional shift toward Hiligaynon and Filipino)
ethnicGroup Karay-a people
glottocode kara1483
glottologName Kinaray-A
linked to: Kinaray-a
hasDialect Aklanon-influenced Karay-a
Antiqueño Karay-a
linked to: Iloilo Karay-a

Capiznon-influenced Karay-a
Iloilo Karay-a
hasPhonemicContrast glottal stop
long and short vowels
ISO639-3 krj
languageFamily Austronesian languages
lexicalSimilarity Hiligaynon language
morphologicalType agglutinative language
partOf Visayan languages
primaryWordOrder verb–subject–object
region Aklan province
linked to: Aklan

Antique province
Capiz province
linked to: Capiz

Iloilo province
Negros Occidental province
linked to: Negros Occidental

Palawan province
linked to: Palawan

Western Visayas
script Latin script
spokenIn Aklan, Philippines
linked to: Aklan

Antique, Philippines
Capiz, Philippines
linked to: Capiz

Iloilo, Philippines
linked to: Iloilo

Mindanao (migrant communities)
Negros Occidental, Philippines
linked to: Negros Occidental

Palawan, Philippines
linked to: Palawan
status regional language in the Philippines
subfamily Central Philippine languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Philippine languages
usedFor daily communication
folk songs
local radio broadcasting
oral literature
writingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Bisayan languages subgroup hasMember Karay-a language
Proto-Philippine language hasDescendant Karay-a language