Bantayanon language

Bantayanon
Bantayanon
Binantayanon
Native to	Philippines
Region	Bantayan Island, Cebu Province
Native speakers	72,000 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Central Bisayan Peripheral Bantayanon; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bfx
Glottolog	bant1293

The Bantayanon language is the regional language of the Bantayan islands in the Philippines. It is a part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to Waray and Hiligaynon. There are three dialects of Bantayanon, based in the three municipalities that comprise the island group: Binantayanun (in Bantayan), Linawisanun (in Madridejos), and Sinantapihanun (in Santa Fe), the most idiosyncratic of the three. There are also significant dialectal differences between the speech patterns of those that live in the town centers and those that live outside of the more rural areas of the islands.

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Bantayanon
Binantayanon
Native to	Philippines
Region	Bantayan Island, Cebu Province
Native speakers	72,000 (2007)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Central Bisayan Peripheral Bantayanon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bfx`
Glottolog	`bant1293`

Bantayanon language

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