| Romblomanon | |
| Nativename: | Ini |
| Map: | Romblomanon language map.png |
| Mapcaption: | Area where Romblomanon is spoken |
| States: | Philippines |
| Region: | Romblon province (entire Romblon and Sibuyan islands; some parts of Tablas except Banton, Corcuera, Maestro de Ocampo and Carabao) |
| Speakers: | 94,000 |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam3: | Philippine |
| Fam4: | Central Philippine |
| Fam5: | Bisayan |
| Fam6: | Central Bisayan |
| Iso3: | rol |
| Glotto: | romb1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Romblomanon |
Romblomanon or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Romblomanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken, along with Asi and Onhan, in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. The language is also called Ini, Tiyad Ini, Basi, Niromblon, and Sibuyanon. It is a part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages.
Specifically, Romblomanon is spoken in the following islands on Romblon:
the sole municipality of Romblon.
all its municipalities, Cajidiocan variant, Magdiwang variant, and San Fernando variant.
the municipality of San Agustin.
migrant Romblomanon speakers from Carmen in Tablas brought the language particularly to the municipality of Bansud and also migrant Romblomanon speakers from Tablas, Romblon and Sibuyan islands to the municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao and parts of Bongabong and Roxas respectively.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Rhotic | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Lateral | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
Romblomanon is one of the Philippine languages that do not exhibit pronounced as /[ɾ]/–pronounced as /[d]/ allophony.
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Open | pronounced as /ink/ |
| Absolutive | Ergative | Oblique | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | , | |||
| 2nd person singular | , | , | ||
| 3rd person singular | ||||
| 1st person plural inclusive | ||||
| 1st person plural exclusive | ||||
| 2nd person plural | ||||
| 3rd person plural |
| Absolutive | Ergative/Oblique | Locative | Existential | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest to speaker ('this, here') | |||||
| Near to addressee or closely removed from speaker and addressee ('that, there') | |||||
| Remote ('yon, yonder') |
In addition to this, there are two verbal deictics,, meaning 'come to speaker', and, meaning 'to go yonder'.
| Romblomanon | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| What | 'What is your name?' | |
| When | 'When are you going to Romblon?' | |
| Where | 'Where are you going?' | |
| Who | 'Who is your companion?' | |
| How | 'How are you?' | |
| How (a derivative of) | 'How can you go?' | |
| How much / How many | 'How much is this?' / 'How many people are there?' | |
| Number | Romblomanon | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 100 | ||
| 1000 | ||
| First | ||
| Second | ||
| Third | / | |
| Fourth | ||
| Fifth | ||
| Sixth | ||
| Seventh | ||
| Eighth | ||
| Ninth | ||
| Tenth |
| Romblomanon / Sibuyanon dialect (San Fernando) | Aklanon | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eanggam | Rat | ||
| Aso | Smoke | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Ayam | Dog | |
| (Sibuyan) | Indi ka maglandi | Don't flirt | |
| (Sibuyan) | Bayi | Female | |
| Kumangon | Crazy | ||
| Bukon, indi | No | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Buean | Month | |
| Bungoe | Deaf | ||
| Badwan | Dumb | ||
| Bueag | Blind | ||
| Hin-aga | Tomorrow | ||
| Bugaeon | Boastful | ||
| Hadlok | Afraid | ||
| Mali eon, mosyon eon | Let's go | ||
| Hangit ako kimo | I hate you | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Higko | Dirt | |
| Hu-o | Yes | ||
| Ibabaw | Up | ||
| Idaeum | Down | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Mabu-ot ka | You are kind | |
| (Sibuyan) | Gwapa ka | You are beautiful | |
| (Sibuyan) | Gwapo ka | You are handsome | |
| Kaeag | Spirit | ||
| Ea-um | Assumption | ||
| Hampang | Play | ||
| Kwarta | Money | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Eaki | Male | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maayad-ayad nga adlaw | Good day | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maayad-ayad nga agahon | Good morning | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maayad-ayad nga gabi-i | Good evening | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maayad-ayad nga hapon | Good afternoon | |
| Mabinuligon | Helpful | ||
| Maabo nga saeamat | Thanks a lot | ||
| Magdahan ka/Maghaeong ka | Take care | ||
| Malisud | Difficult | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Mahugod | Industrious | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maisog | Brave | |
| (Sibuyan) | Mabaskog | Strong | |
| (Sibuyan) | Maea-in | Bad | |
| Malipayon | Happy | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Mahinay | Slow | |
| (Sibuyan) | Manami | Delicious | |
| Manang | Older sister | ||
| Manong | Older brother | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Mayad | Intelligent | |
| Tindahan | Market | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Kuring | Cat | |
| Palangga ko gid ikaw | I love you so much | ||
| Palangga ko ikaw | I love you | ||
| Mala | Flirtatious | ||
| Purilon | Liar | ||
| Dominggo | Week | ||
| Sinsilyo | Coins | ||
| Guyom, tigasaw | Ant | ||
| Tubi | Water | ||
| Dag-on | Year | ||
| Tu-o | Right | ||
| (Sibuyan) | Waea | Left | |
| (Sibuyan) | Yawa | Demon | |