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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Thoughts From Inez

Some thoughts from Inez:
"I read somewhere that our dialect development is tied with our geography. Since our country is an archipelago and we have so many mountain passes, the tribes developed isolated from each other, allowing each to cultivate their own unique language.

Negros is a fascinating study of how geography influences language. In Negros Island, half of the island speaks Ilonggo (Negros Occidental) while the other speaks Visaya (Negros Oriental). A mountain range divides the two provinces. Each half speaks the language of the island across it. I guess the sea was easier to cross than the mountains."
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