Aklan Language

Aklan Language

Aklan (Aklanon, Akeanon) is spoken in the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in the Philippines. Its unique feature among other Philippine languages is the close-mid back unrounded vowel represented by the phoneme /ea/ as in the name Akeanon (Aklanon).

Malaynon dialect is 93% lexically similar to Aklanon. The dialect managed to retain the "l" sounds which often pronounced as "r".

Ibayjanon (Ibajaynon) dialect has shortened versions of Aklanon words.

Read more about Aklan Language:  Common Phrases, Learning Resources

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