Native speakers 26,000 (2010) ISO 639-3 abx | Writing system Latin Glottolog inab1237 | |
Region Capul, Northern Samar,
Eastern Visayas Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Sama–Bajaw
Abaknon | ||
The Inabaknon language, also known as Abaknon, Abaknon Sama, Capuleño, Kapul, or Capul Sinama, is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Island Municipality of Capul of Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines.
Unlike the other indigenous languages of the Eastern Visayas, namely Waray-Waray, Cebuano and Boholano, Inabaknon is not classified as part of the Visayan language family, but is rather grouped with the Sama–Bajaw languages.
References
Abaknon language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA