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Onhan is a regional Western Bisayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon and , in the province of , . 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: kararaw is kalalaw, and other speakers change or to as in run or lun to dun.

Specifically, Onhan is spoken on the following islands within Romblon:

  • : the municipalities of San Andres, Santa Maria, Alcantara, Ferrol, Looc, and Santa Fe and some upland sitios in Odiongan,.
  • Carabao: the sole municipality of San Jose.

As a variant of the , some speakers are found on the island of in province as well as parts of the island of , specifically in the following municipalities: Malay, Nabas and Buruanga. In the provinces of and Occidental Mindoro, migrant Onhan speakers from Tablas Island brought the language to the following municipalities: San Jose, Magsaysay, , , Roxas, and some parts of . As such, it is very much related to and .


Grammar

Pronouns
1st person singularakotakonnakon, koakon
2nd person singularikaw, kawtimonimo, moimo
3rd person singularimawnanaana
1st person plural inclusivekitatatonnaton, taaton
1st person plural exclusivekamitamonnamonamon
2nd person pluralkamotinyoninyoinyo
3rd person pluralsandanandaanda


Numbers
1Isyá
2Darwá
3Tatló
4Ap-at
5Limá
6An-um
7Pitó
8Waló
9Siyám
10Púlô
100Isya-kagatús
1000Isya-kalibó
FirstUna
SecondPangalwa
ThirdPangatlo
FourthPang-ap-at
FifthPang-limá
SixthPang-an-um
SeventhPang-pitó
EighthPang-waló
NinthPang-siyám
TenthPang-púlô


Literature
The was translated into Bisaya-Inunhan by Eldon Leano Talamisan and published in 1999.

The Harrow (Ang Singkaw), an official publication of Romblon State University, publishes Inunhan poems, stories and other genres of literature.

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