Cuyonon

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Alternate Names

Cuyo, Cuyono, Cuyunon, Kuyonon, Kuyunon, Visayan

Cuyonon

User Population

189,000 (2010 J. Leclerc). Ethnic population: 278,000 (2010 census).

MIMAROPA region: Palawan coast, Cuyo Islands between Palawan and Panay.

Language Maps

Southern Philippines

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, West, Kuyan

None known. Reportedly similar to Ratagnon [btn].

A few also use Calamian Tagbanwa [tbk], especially Cuyonon married to or who live near Tagbanwas. Used as L2 by Agutaynen [agn], Central Tagbanwa [tgt], Kagayanen [cgc].

Language Development

NT: 1982.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Cuyonon

Latin script [Latn].