Caluyanun

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Caluyanen, Caluyanhon

Population

30,000 (1994 SIL). Very few monolinguals.

Location

Western Visayas region: Aklan province, Caluya Islands northwest.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Semirara. 69% comprehension of Hiligaynon [hil], 62% of Cuyonon [cyo].

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. All also use Hiligaynon [hil], Tagalog [tgl].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 67%. Literacy rate in L2: 67%. Occasional use in primary and secondary schools. NT: 1990.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.