Kuyonon

noun

Ku·​yo·​non

ˈküyōˌnän

plural Kuyonon or Kuyonons

1

a

: a Christianized people inhabiting Cuyo and eastern Palawan islands and parts of other islands in the northern Sulu sea

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Austronesian language of the Kuyonon people

Word History

Etymology

Kuyonon, from Kuyo Cuyo, island in the central Philippines + Kuyonon -non people, language

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