“…It is presumed that Kawayan dialect uses by the locals in daily conversations in the Southern part of Negros Occidental but undocumented and under study. This Kawayan dialect may exist in the municipality of Cauayan and other neighboring areas, namely; Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan City, and Sipalay City in the 6th district of Negros Occidental and the highland parts between Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental (Hirota & Tsuji, 2021;San Jose & A. Pilar, 2023). On the other hand, this study clarifies the term 'dialect,' which alternately means 'language,' and inventory also means a lexicostatistical database of sounds.…”