• Morphology & Syntax

    Akeanon generally reflects the morphosytnax of Visayan languages and the larger group of Filipino languages.  It is a predicate initial language and has case markings, which are common features in the surrounding languages.  However, it does differ in some of the case markings: in Akeanon ‘ro‘ is used as the nominative case marker while ‘it’ is used to mark the genitive, while in Hiligaynon, ‘ang’ and ‘sang’ are used respectively.

    1) Existenstial

    May
    Exist
    mga
    PL
    suba’
    river
    sa
    OBL​​1​​(in/at)
    Aklan
    A.
    There are rivers in Aklan.

    2) Declarative

    Nag-eapaw
    PST.AV​​2​​-overflow
    ro
    SBJ
    suba’
    river
    The river overflowed.

    OR

    Ro
    SBJ
    ​​suba’​​
    river
    hay
    .
    ​​nag-eapawa​​
    PST.AV​​2​​-overflow
    The river overflowed.

    3) Yes-No Question

    Gin-baha
    PST.PV​​3​​-flood
    it
    GEN
    suba’
    river
    ro
    SBJ
    baranggay?
    village
    Did the river flood the village?

    4) Wh-Question

    Sin’o
    Who
    ro
    SBJ
    gin-baha-an?
    PST.PV-flood
    Who was affected by the flood?

    5) Transitive

    Ga-hábi’
    PRS.AV
    sanda
    they
    it
    GEN
    ma-tahum
    STAT-beautiful
    nga
    LNK
    mga
    PL
    eambong
    dress
    They weave beautiful dresses.

    1 Oblique
    2 Agent voice / active voice
    3 Patient Voice

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