Aklanon
Spoken in Aklan on Panay Island, this distinctive Visayan language is known for a special sound that makes it instantly recognizable.
Aklanon, commonly written Akeanon by native writers, is spoken mainly in Aklan and neighboring parts of northern Panay.
It belongs to the Western Visayan group of Philippine languages and is related to Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon.
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💡 Fun Fact: One of Aklanon's most recognizable features is the sound commonly written “ea.” It is a distinctive sound that does not have a simple equivalent in English and appears in words such as saeamat and ngaean.
- Hello → Hay! (high)
- How are you? → Kamusta ka? (kah-MOOS-tah kah)
- I'm fine, thank you → Mayad man, saeamat (mah-YAHD mahn sah-LAH-maht)
- Thank you → Saeamat (sah-LAH-maht, with the Akeanon “ea” sound)
- Thank you very much → Abu'ng saeamat (ah-BOONG sah-LAH-maht)
- Good morning → Mayad nga agahon (mah-YAHD ngah ah-gah-HON)
- Good evening → Mayad-ayad nga gabi-i (mah-yahd-YAHD ngah gah-BEE-ee)
- Please → Kon mahimo (kohn mah-HEE-moh)
- Yes / No → Huo / Indi (hoo-OH / een-DEE)
- What is your name? → Ano ro ngaean mo? (AH-noh roh ngah-LAHN moh)
- My name is ___ → Ro ngaean ko si ___ (roh ngah-LAHN koh see ___)
- Where are you from? → Taga-siin ka? (tah-gah SEE-een kah)
- Where is ___? → Siin ro ___? (SEE-een roh ___)
- How much is this? → Pila ra? (PEE-lah rah)
- I want to go to ___ → Gusto ko magkadto sa ___ (GOOS-toh koh mahg-KAHD-toh sah ___)
- Stop here → Daya eang (dah-YAH lahng)
- I don't understand → Indi ko kasabot (een-DEE koh kah-sah-BOHT)
- Delicious → Manamit (mah-NAH-meet)
- Water → Tubig (TOO-big)
- Food → Pagkaon (pahg-KAH-on)
- I'm hungry → Gutom ako (GOO-tohm ah-KOH)
- Let's eat → Kaon kita (KAH-on kee-TAH)
- Help! → Bulig! (BOO-lig)
- Police → Pulis. (poo-LEES)
- Doctor → Doktor (dok-TOR)
- I'm lost → Naduea ako (nah-DOO-lah ah-KOH)
- I need help → Kinahangean ko it bulig (kee-nah-HANG-lahn koh eet BOO-lig)
- One → Isa (ee-SAH)
- Two → Daywa (DYE-wah)
- Three → Tatlo (taht-LOH)
- Four → Apat (AH-paht)
- Five → Lima (lee-MAH)
- Six → An-om (ahn-OHM)
- Seven → Pito (pee-TOH)
- Eight → Waeo (wah-LOH)
- Nine → Siyam (see-YAHM)
- Ten → Napueo (nah-POO-loh)