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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Philippines > Aklanon

Aklanon

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: akl

Population	394,545 (1990 census).
Region	Aklan Province, northern Panay.
Alternate names	Aklan, Aklano, Panay, Aklanon-Bisayan
Dialects	66% intelligibility of Hiligaynon. Lexical similarity 68% with Hiligaynon.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, West, Aklan
Language use	Speakers also use Hiligaynon.
Language development	Literacy rate in first language: 69.7%. Literacy rate in second language: 69.7%. Bible portions: 1990–1993.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Brainard, Sherri and Poul Jensen. 1990. "The functions of ‘hay’ in Aklanon narrative discourse."

Jensen, Kristine and Rodolfo R. Barlaan. 1992. "A preliminary study of demonstratives in Aklanon narratives."