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Cuyonon

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3cyo

Population  123,000 (1990 census).
Region  Palawan coast, Cuyo Islands between Palawan and Panay.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 106
Alternate names   Cuyo, Cuyono, Cuyunon, Kuyonon, Kuyunon
Dialects  Similar to Ratagnon [btn].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, West, Kuyan
Language development  NT: 1982.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DANGAN, Florida V., author. 2006. "Contrastive analysis of true and false cognates in Filipino and Cuyonon."  Available online

DEVRIES, Virginia H.; ROE, G. Richard, authors. 1966. "Semivowels in the Cuyono alphabet."

FERNANDEZ-LEGAZPI, Edna Imelda; TRIA-FERNANDEZ, Fe, authors. 2006. "The sociological and educational significance of selected Cuyono folk songs."  Available online

SAN JUAN, Erlinda, author. 2006. "The Cuyonon verb system: a first approximation."  Available online