Baybayanon was originally a Warayan language that has been relexified and overlaid by a Cebuano (Leyteño) superstratum.[2] The Warayan substratum is characterized by Baybayanon's more Waray-like deictics, and various other features.[2]
Geographic distribution
Utudnon is spoken by about 10,000 people in five barangays of Baybay municipality,[3] central Leyte, namely Utúd (also called Utod or Guadalupe), Gábas, Kilím, Pátag, Pangasúgan and Hibunawan.[2]
References
^Baybay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ a b cRubino, Carl (2005). "Utudnon, an Undescribed Language of Leyte" (PDF). In Liao, Hsiu-chuan; Rubino, Carl R. (eds.). Current Issues in Philippine Linguistics and Anthropology: Parangal kay Lawrence A. Reid. Manila, Philippines: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines. pp. 306–336.
^ISO 639-3 Registration Authority (2009). "Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3" (PDF). request number 2009-083.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)