Alternate Names: Aklan, Aklano, Aklanon, Aklanon-Bisayan, Panay
Dialects: None known. 66% intelligibility with Hiligaynon ,. Lexical similarity: 68% with Hiligaynon ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of provincial identity in Aklan and Capiz provinces.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 435,000 in Philippines (2000 census). Population total all countries: 458,600.
Language Use: Also use Hiligaynon [hil].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Taught in primary schools, in Aklan and Capiz. Bible portions: 1990–1996.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines