Baybay language
{{Short description|Bisayan language spoken in the Philippines}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Baybay
|altname=Utudnon
|nativename=Baybayanon
|states=Philippines
|region=Baybay, Leyte
|map=Baybay language map.png
|mapcaption=Areas where the Baybay language is spoken.
|ethnicity=
|speakers=10,000
|date=2009
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Austronesian
|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Philippine
|fam4=Central Philippine
|fam5=Bisayan
|fam6=Central Bisayan
|fam7=Warayan
|iso3=bvy
|glotto=bayb1234
|glottorefname=Baybayanon
}}
The Baybay language, also known as Baybayanon, Utudnon, Waya-Waya or Leyte, is a distinct regional language that was spoken on the island of Leyte in the Philippines before the arrival of Waray and then later, Boholano and Cebuano. It is still spoken around the city of Baybay. It is part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages.
Classification
Baybayanon was originally a Warayan language that has been relexified and overlaid by a Cebuano (Leyteño) superstratum. The Warayan substratum is characterized by Baybayanon's more Waray-like deictics, and various other features.
Geographic distribution
Utudnon is spoken by about 10,000 people in five barangays of Baybay municipality,{{Cite web |last=ISO 639-3 Registration Authority |date=2009 |title=Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3 |url=http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2009-083_bvy.pdf |id=request number 2009-083}} central Leyte, namely Utúd (also called Utod or Guadalupe), Gábas, Kilím, Pátag, Pangasúgan and Hibunawan.{{Cite book |last=Rubino |first=Carl |chapter-url=https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/11/14/06/111406141854006765272845103534076166535/Rubino.pdf |title=Current Issues in Philippine Linguistics and Anthropology: Parangal kay Lawrence A. Reid |date=2005 |publisher=Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines |editor-last=Liao |editor-first=Hsiu-chuan |location=Manila, Philippines |pages=306–336 |chapter=Utudnon, an Undescribed Language of Leyte |editor-last2=Rubino |editor-first2=Carl R.}}
References
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{{Languages of the Philippines}}
Category:Languages of Leyte (province)
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