Baybay language
Bisayan language spoken in the Philippines
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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.
NativetoPhilippines
RegionBaybay, Leyte
Native speakers
10,000 (2009)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Central Philippine
- Bisayan
- Central Bisayan
- Warayan
- Baybay
- Warayan
- Central Bisayan
- Bisayan
- Central Philippine
- Philippine
| Baybay | |
|---|---|
| Utudnon | |
| Baybayanon | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Baybay, Leyte |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2009)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bvy |
| Glottolog | bayb1234 |
Areas where the Baybay language is spoken. | |
Classification
Baybayanon was originally a Warayan language that has been relexified and overlaid by a Cebuano (Leyteño) superstratum.[2] The Warayan substratum is characterized by Baybayanon's more Waray-like deictics, and various other features.[2]
