Abaknon language
Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Abaknon | |
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Capul Sinama | |
Inabaknon | |
Region | Capul, Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2010)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | abx |
Glottolog | inab1237 |
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Unlike the other indigenous languages of the Eastern Visayas, namely Waray, Cebuano and Boholano, Inabaknon is not classified as part of the Visayan language family, but is rather grouped with the Sama–Bajaw languages.[2]