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Eskayan

artificial auxiliary language of the Eskaya clan of Bohol
Language language Q867086

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
language, sacred language, modern language, constructed language[3][4][5]
Country
Philippines[2]
CLCR language code
qek[13]
Ethnologue language status
9 Dormant[11]
Indigenous to
Central Visayas, Bohol, Eskaya people[8][9][10]
Linguistic typology
verb–subject–object[12]
Number of speakers, writers, or signers
+550[7]
Writing system
Eskayan[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bisaya en Bisayan Declarado en Bisayan Diklaradu en Bisayan-Eskaya en Eskaya en Eskayan en Eskayan language en Eskayano en Ineskaya en Iniskaya en Iskaya fr eskayen he אסקיה ja エスカヤ語 ko 에스카야어 pt eskaiana pt língua eskaiana ru эскайский язык vi Tiếng Eskaya
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Library of Congress authority ID
sh2021008238
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eskayascript.gif ↗
Described at URL
database.conlang.org, cals.info, lpan.eva.mpg.de
Ethnologue.com language code
esy
Freebase ID
/m/0271chy
Glottolog code
eska1234
IETF language tag
esy, art-x-eskayan
ISO 639-3 code
esy, qek
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012403281505171
Topic's main category
Category:Eskaya language
Yale LUX ID
concept/f19113df-96fd-4581-8dfa-220a853b7bfd

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🔗 Connections
← Language used 7
Philippines, Bohol, Central Visayas, Duero, Inabanga, Pilar, Sierra Bullones
Instance of 4
constructed language, sacred language, language, modern language
Indigenous to 2
Bohol, Central Visayas
Country 1
Philippines
Linguistic typology 1
verb–subject–object
Writing system 1
Eskayan
← Has use 1
Eskayan
← Language of work or name 1
Eskayan
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Summary

Eskayan is a language[1].

Related Entities

Philippines

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnologue language status → 9 Dormant
    Country → —
    ISO 639-3 code → esy, qek
    Indigenous to → Central Visayas, Bohol, Eskaya people
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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