By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS KINARAY-A is the language spoken mostly in West Visayas. It is spoken in Antique, where I come from. Writer Alex de los Santos , author of the book, “The Rise of Kinaray-a”, said Kinaray-a is also spoken in some parts of Aklan and Capiz, most of Iloilo and even in
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS There are issues about the K-12 program being implemented by the Department of Education but the one good thing about it is the use of the mother tongue or native dialect as medium of instruction for the first years in school. That means from Kindergarten to Grades 1 to 3. In
THE best female artist at the recently concluded first Ilonggo Music Awards in Iloilo City is not an Ilonggo but a Karay-a. Singer-composer Rubie Rizza (who is Rubie Rizza Estaris-Villavert when she’s not performing) comes from neighboring Antique province, but her song “Ti Ano Karon?” (So What Now?) won the votes from the Ilonggos, making her the true diva of original Kinaray-a music (OKM).
