Porohanon is a member of the Central Bisayan branch of the Philippine language family. It is spoken in the Camotes Islands in the province of Cebu in the central Philippines by about 23,000 people.
Porohanon is also known as Camotes or Camotes Bisayan, and is related to Masbatenyo, Capiznon and Hiligaynon. It shares 87% of its vocabulary with Cebuano, however the two languages are not mutually intelligible.
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Information about Porohanon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porohanon_language
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332550454_Existential_possessive_and_locative_in_Porohanon
https://www.academia.edu/38820823/Porohanon_phonology_An_acoustic_description
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/prh
https://discovercamotesisland.blogspot.com/
Aklan, Bantoanon, Bantayanon, Baybayanon, Butuanon, Caluyanon, Capiznon, Cebuano, Cuyonon, Hiligaynon, Kinabalian, Kinaray-a, Masbateño, Onhan, Porohanon, Romblomanon, Sorsogon (Southern), Surigaonon, Tausūg, Waray-Waray,
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 18.07.22. Last modified: 07.02.24
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