Caluyanun

CLU

developing

Alternate Names: Caluyanen, Caluyanhon

Dialects: Semirara. 69% comprehension of Hiligaynon ,, 62% of Cuyonon ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Greater Central Philippine
Central Philippine
Bisayan
West

Demographics: 30,000 (1994 SIL). Very few monolinguals.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 100% also use Hiligaynon [hil]. 100% also use Tagalog [tgl].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 67%. Literacy rate in L2: 67%. Occasional use in primary and secondary schools. Poetry. NT: 1990.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Philippines

Other Comments: Christian.