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Kinaray-a
Spoken in:	Philippines
Region:	Iloilo and Antique provinces, western Panay
Total speakers:	1,051,968
Language family:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian   Borneo-Philippines    Central Philippine     Visayan      Western Visayan       Kinaray-a
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	phi
ISO 639-3:	krj
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Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Antique Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken in Iloilo province. Kinaray-a came from the word "iraya" equivalent to "ilaya" in Tagalog, which refers to a group of people residing in the mountain areas of the province. While groups of people residing near the river delta are referred to as "ilawod" from the Hiligaynon word "lawod", which refers to a large body of water (sea, ocean, lake, or strait). However, Kinaray-a does not necessarily refers to the way or language spoken by the highlanders of Panay Island. Speakers of this language are called, "Karay-a."

Kinaray-a is also spoken in most parts of Iloilo together with Hiligaynon. Most towns of Iloilo speak Kinaray-a while Hiligaynon is mostly spoken in the city area. Due to regional proximity, media and television stations, Kinaray-a speakers can understand Hiligaynon speakers. However, only Hiligaynon speakers who reside in Kinaray-a speaking areas can understand the language. Those who come from other areas, like Negros, have difficulty in understanding the language, if they can at all.

It is a misconception among some Hiligaynon speakers that Kinaray-a is a variation of Hiligaynon; the reality is that the two belong to two different, but related, language subgroups.

It belongs to the Visayan language family.

Contents 1 Dialects 2 Children's Books 2.1 Ang Bokid nga Nagpalangga kang Pispis 3 Phonology 3.1 Vowels 3.2 Consonants 4 Numbers 5 Common Expressions 6 Grammar 6.1 Nouns 6.2 Pronouns 7 See also 8 External links

There has not been any actual study on the dialects of Kinaray-a. Speakers both of Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon would however admit to hearing the differences in the ways by which Kinaray-a speakers from different towns speak. Differences in vocabulary can also observed between and among the dialects.

The differences and the degrees by which the dialects differ from each other depend largely on the area's proximity to another different language-speaking area. Thus, in Antique, there are, on the northern parts, varieties that are similar to Aklanon, the language of Aklan, its neighbor on the north. On the south, in Iloilo towns in the other hand, the dialects closely resemble that of the standard Kinaray-a spoken in San Jose de Buenavista, lowland Sibalom and Hamtic.

"Kaona, may sara ka bokid nga poro bato. Nagaisarahanun dya sa tunga kang patag".

There are not too many books in Kinaray-a, much less fully illustrated children's picture books in color. Ang Bukid Nga Nagpalangga Kang Pispis might be the first ever Kinaray-a children's picture book in color. The original story is The Mountain That Loved A Bird, by Alice McLerran. It has been translated to Kinaray-a by Genevieve L. Asenjo and illustrated by Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo.

Ang Bukid Nga Nagpalangga Kang Pispis is published by Mother Tongue Publishing Inc., a new publishing company based in Manila, Philippines that was formed in November 2006 by Mario and Beaulah Taguiwalo. Their mission is to publish books in as many languages and dialects as possible. They are inspired by the words of science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin: “Literature takes shape and life in the body, in the wombs of the mother tongue.” They also agree with neuro-scientist Elkhonon Goldberg who refers to mother tongues as “an extremely adaptive and powerful device for modeling not only what is, but also what will be, what could be, and what we want and do not want to be.”

1	isara/sara
2	darwa
3	tatlo
4	apat
5	lima
6	anum
7	pito
8	walo
9	siyam
10	polo
11	napolo kag sara
50	kalim-an
100	sangkagatos
1000	sangkalibo
100,000	sangkagatos ka libo
500,000	lima ka gatos ka libo
1000000	sangkamilyon

Are you eating well? - Mayad man pangaun mo?

Good. - Mayad.

Go on, eat some more. - Padayona kaun mo kag doroha pa.

How are you feeling? - Ano bay pamatyag mo?

I am going now. - Mapanaw ako run.

I don't know. - Wara takun kamaan. (Or simply: Maan a.)

I don't like it. - Indi takun kaoyon karia.

I don't want to. - Indi takun kadya.

I miss him/her. - Nahidlaw ako kana.

I miss them. - Nahidlaw ako kananda.

I miss you. - Nahidlaw ako kanimo.

I miss you very much. - Nahidlaw gid takun kanimo.

Just sleep here tonight. - Hingga kaw run lang rudya e.

It's still raining hard. - Nagabunuk pa ang oran.

Let's eat breakfast now. - Mamahaw ta .

Let's eat lunch now. - Maigma ta run.

Let's eat supper now. - Mayapon ta run.

Let's go! - Panaw/Halin ta run.

Be quick! - Dasiga/Dalia/Duruti.

Slowly, you might slip and fall. - Hinay lang, basi makadanlug ikaw kag matomba.

The road is slippery. - Danlug ang dalan.

Well, that's good. - Te, mayad i.

Where is she/he? - Diin run tana bay?

Who is your helper here? - Sin-o ang timbang mo rudya?

Who is watching over you? - Sin-o nagabantay kanimo?

Who is that? - Sin-o ria?

Why? - Wanhaw?

Only one - Sambato / sambilog / isara lang gid /isara lang haw

You are still in good health. - Mayad man gihapon ang panglawasun mo.

You gained a little weight. - Nagturutambuk gawa timo.

Wow! That's very fast! - Baw, dasig-dasig ba!

	Absolutive₁ (emphatic)	Absolutive₂ (non-emphatic)	Ergative₁ (postposed)	Ergative₂ (preposed)	Oblique
1st person singular	ako	taken	naken, ko	aken	kanaken
2nd person singular	ikaw, kaw	timo	nimo, mo	imo	kanimo
3rd person singular	-	tana	nana, na	ana	kanana, kana
1st person plural inclusive	kita	taten	naten, ta	aten	kanaten
1st person plural exclusive	kami	tamen	namen	amen	kanamen
2nd person plural	kamo	tinyo	ninyo, nyo	inyo	kaninyo
3rd person plural	sanda	tanda	nanda	anda	kananda

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• Bansa.org Kinaray-a Dictionary

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Recognized regional languages	Tagalog • Cebuano • Chavacano • Ilokano • Hiligaynon • Waray-Waray • Kapampangan • Bikol • Pangasinan
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Language groups	Borneo-Philippines {Central Philippine (Bikol {Inland • Pandan} • Visayan {Aklan • Bisakol}) • (Batanic • Sambalic)}