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Porohanon language

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Native to
  
Glottolog
  
poro1253

ISO 639-3
  
prh

Native speakers
  
(undated figure of 23,000)

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineCentral PhilippineVisayanCentralPeripheralPorohanon

Porohanon is a regional Visayan language spoken in the Camotes Islands in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Its closest relatives are Hiligaynon, Capiznon and MasbateƱo and is barely intelligible with Cebuano though it shares 87% of its vocabulary with it.

References

Porohanon language Wikipedia


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