The regional language of the Bantayan islands in the Philippines.
The Bantayanon language can be considered a mixture of different neighboring Visayan languages: The principally native Cebuano (from Cebu and Eastern Negros) and Hiligaynon (from Western Negros and Iloilo), Boholano (from Bohol), Masbateño (from Masbate) and Waray-Waray (from Leyte and Samar). Bantayanon, however, has its own words such as “kakyop” (yesterday), “sara” (today) and “buwas” (tomorrow).
