Onhan is a
regional Western Bisayan language spoken, along with the
Romblomanon and
Asi languages, in the province of
Romblon
Romblon ( , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. Its main islands include Tablas, the largest, which covers nine municipalities; Sibuyan with its three towns; as ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. The language is also known as ''Inunhan'' and ''Loocnon''.
* The Onhan language has three variants – those spoken in the municipalities of Santa Maria and Alcantara use instead of . Example: is , and other speakers change or to as in or to .
Specifically, Onhan is spoken on the following islands within Romblon:
*
Tablas: the
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
San Andres,
Santa Maria,
Alcantara
Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge".
Alcantara may refer to:
People
* A ...
,
Ferrol Ferrol may refer to:
Places
* Ferrol (comarca), a coastal region in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
* Ferrol, Spain, industrial city and naval station in Galicia, Spain
** Racing de Ferrol, an association football club
* Ferrol, Romblon, municipality in ...
,
Looc, and
Santa Fe and some upland sitios in
Odiongan,.
*
Carabao: the sole municipality of
San Jose.
As a variant of the
Kinaray-a language, some speakers are found on the island of
Boracay in
Aklan
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province as well as parts of the island of
Panay
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, specifically in the following municipalities:
Malay,
Nabas and
Buruanga. In the provinces of
Oriental
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and
Occidental Mindoro, migrant Onhan speakers from Tablas Island brought the language to the following municipalities:
San Jose,
Magsaysay,
Bulalacao
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It is formerly ...
,
Mansalay,
Roxas, and some parts of
Bongabong. As such, it is very much related to
Kinaray-a and
Kuyonon.
Grammar
Pronouns
Numbers
Literature
The
New Testament
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was translated into Bisaya-Inunhan by
Eldon Leano Talamisan Eldon may refer to:
Places Australia
* Eldon Range, Tasmania, a mountain range
Canada
* Eldon, Alberta, a locality
* Eldon Parish, New Brunswick
* Eldon Township, Ontario, a former municipality
* Eldon, Ontario, a former railway stop
* Eldon, P ...
and published in 1999.
''The Harrow'' (), an official publication of
Romblon State University, publishes Inunhan poems, stories and other genres of literature.
References
Languages of Romblon
Visayan languages
{{Languages of the Philippines