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Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Antique Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken in Iloilo province,
the south of Capiz Province, and certain villages in Mindanao that trace their roots to Antique Province or Kinaray-a-speaking
areas of Iloilo and Capiz Provinces. Kinaray-a came from the word iraya, equivalent to ilaya in Tagalog, which refers to a
group of people residing in the mountain areas of the province, this comes from Sanskrit laya meaning abode as in Himalaya,
while groups of people residing near the river delta are referred to as ilawod from the Hiligaynon word lawod, originating
from Proto-Austronesian lahud, which refers to a large body of water (sea, ocean, lake, or strait). However, Kinaray-a does
not necessarily refer to the way or language spoken by the highlanders of Panay Island. Speakers of this language are called,
Karay-a. Kinaray-a is also spoken in most parts of Iloilo and southern Capiz together with Hiligaynon. Most towns of these
areas speak Kinaray-a while Hiligaynon is mostly spoken in Iloilo City itself. Due to regional proximity, media and television
stations, Kinaray-a speakers can understand Hiligaynon speakers. However, only Hiligaynon speakers who reside in Kinaray-a
speaking areas can understand the language. Those who come from other areas, like Negros, have difficulty in understanding
the language, if they can at all. It is a misconception among some Hiligaynon speakers that Kinaray-a is a dialect of Hiligaynon;
the reality is that the two belong to two different, but related, language subgroups. However, some of the Kinaray-a speakers
have also Hiligaynon as their second language; that is why Cebuanos assumed that Kinaray-a words are Hiligaynon ones. In some
extent, there is an intermediate dialect of Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a being spoken in Mindanao. It belongs to the Visayan language
family. |
Names (more)[en] Kinaray-A[fr] Kinaray-a [ja] キナライア語 [pl] Język kinaraya [ru] Кинарайский язык [tl] Kinaray-a [th] ภาษากินารายอา [vi] Tiếng Kinaray-a |
Language type : Living
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