Inakeanon

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Aklan, Aklano, Aklanon, Aklanon-Bisayan, Panay

Population

435,000 in Philippines (2000 census). Population total all countries: 458,600.

Location

Aklan Province, west Visayas, north Panay. Also in United States.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

66% intelligibility with Hiligaynon [hil]. Lexical similarity: 68% with Hiligaynon [hil].

Language Use

Also use Hiligaynon [hil].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Bible portions: 1990–1996.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.