a form of Balagtasan. Ratagnon also has terms specific to the lowland river surroundings which are not present in modern Cuyonon, most of which are borrowings from Hanunuo and Buhid, whereas a few are either archaic Cuyonon terms or innovations made within the Ratagnon language. Aside from the aforementioned differences from the Cuyonon language, the two languages are still very much mutually intelligible. Differences from Cuyonon include: The usage of the t sound over the d sound, present in: Usage of the k sound over the g sound: The aforementioned dropping of the schwa for the u sound present in: The preference for the l over the r sound: There are some words that differ in meaning between Cuyonon and Ratagnon; this is most notable in terms specific to their respective surroundings, which has created false friends with almost the same, yet different, meanings. Notes References Visayan languages Endangered Austronesian languages Languages of Occidental Mindoro