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Agutaynen language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Agutaynen

|states=Philippines

|region=Mimaropa

|speakers=19,608{{cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/PHIILIPPINES_FINAL%20PDF.pdf|title=2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables) - Philippines|publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|access-date=19 May 2020}}

|date=2010

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Philippine

|fam4=Kalamian

|iso3=agn

|glotto=agut1237

|glottorefname=Agutaynen

}}

The Agutaynen language is spoken on Agutaya Island in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

Distribution

Caabay & Melvin (2014: 1-2)Caabay, Marilyn A. and Melissa S. Melvin. 2014. Agutaynen–English Dictionary with Grammar Sketch. Special Monograph Issue, Number 58. Linguistic Society of the Philippines. note that Agutaynen is spoken by about 15,000 people on Agutaya Island and six of the smaller of the smaller Cuyo Islands, namely Diit, Maracañao, Matarawis, Algeciras, Concepcion, and Quiniluban. After World War II, Agutaynen speakers were also moved to San Vicente, Roxas, Brooke’s Point, Balabac, Linapacan, and Puerto Princesa City municipalities on Palawan Island.

Phonology

= Consonants =

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! colspan="2" |

!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

rowspan="2" |Plosive

!voiceless

|{{IPA link|p}}

|{{IPA link|t}}

|

|{{IPA link|k}}

|{{IPA link|ʔ}}

voiced

|{{IPA link|b}}

|{{IPA link|d}}

|

|{{IPA link|ɡ}}

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colspan="2" |Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

|

|{{IPA link|ŋ}}

|

colspan="2" |Fricative

|

|{{IPA link|s}}

|

|

|{{IPA link|h}}

colspan="2" |Rhotic

|

|{{IPA link|r}} ~ {{IPA link|ɾ}}

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|

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colspan="2" |Lateral

|

|{{IPA link|l}}

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|

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colspan="2" |Approximant

|{{IPA link|w}}

|

|{{IPA link|j}}

|

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= Vowels =

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!

!Front

!Central

!Back

align="center"

!Close

|{{IPA link|i}}

|{{IPA link|ɨ}}

| rowspan="2" |{{IPA link|o}} ~ {{IPA link|u}}

Mid

|

|

align="center"

!Open

|

|{{IPA link|a}}

|

  • {{IPA|/o/}} can fluctuate to sounds of {{IPA|[o]}}, {{IPA|[ʊ]}}, {{IPA|[u]}}.

Grammar

=Pronouns=

The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Agutaynen language. Note: the direct/nominative case is divided between full and short forms.

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|+Agutaynen pronouns{{Cite conference |last=Quakenbush |first=J. Stephen |last2=Ruch |first2=Edward |date=2006 |title=Pronoun Ordering and Marking in Kalamianic |url=https://sil-philippines-languages.org/ical/papers/Quakenbush-Pronoun%20Ordering%20and%20Marking%20in%20Kalamianic.pdf |conference=Paper presented at the Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, 17–20 January 2006, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippine |access-date=26 May 2020}}

! 

!Direct/Nominative

!Indirect/Genitive

!Oblique

1st person singular

|{{lang|agn|yo}} ({{lang|agn|o}})

|{{lang|agn|o}}

|{{lang|agn|yɨn}}

2nd person singular

|{{lang|agn|yawa}} ({{lang|agn|a}})

|{{lang|agn|mo}}

|{{lang|agn|nio}}

3rd person singular

|{{lang|agn|tanandia}}

|{{lang|agn|na}}

|{{lang|agn|nandia}}

1st person plural inclusive

|{{lang|agn|ita}}

|{{lang|agn|ta}}

|{{lang|agn|yatɨn}}

1st person plural exclusive

|{{lang|agn|yami}} ({{lang|agn|ami}})

|{{lang|agn|amɨn}}

|{{lang|agn|yamɨn}}

2nd person plural

|{{lang|agn|yamo}} ({{lang|agn|amo}})

|{{lang|agn|mi}}

|{{lang|agn|nindio}}

3rd person plural

|{{lang|agn|tanira}}

|{{lang|agn|nira}}

|{{lang|agn|nira}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Bibliography

  • Quakenbush, J. Stephen, comp. 1999. "Agutaynen texts. Studies in Agutaynen, Part I". In: Studies in Philippine Languages and Cultures 11 (1): 7–88. [https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/25818 available online from SIL]

Further reading

  • Quakenbush, J. Stephen. Tracking Agutaynen language vitality: 1984-2009. Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Aussois, France in 2009. Available at [https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/10/42/94/104294042069286709583086401199111944360/agn_Tracking_Agutaynen_Language_Vitality_2011.pdf SIL]. Access date: 26 December 2022.

External links

  • [http://agutaynen.webonary.org Agutaynen-English Dictionary] online dictionary (SIL Philippines)

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