Ayungin is an English word starting with the letter A. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Ayungin in a sentence
Using Ayungin
- In the example corpus, ayungin often appears in combinations such as: ayungin shoal, in ayungin, to ayungin.
Context around Ayungin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ayungin
- In this selection, "ayungin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, island, claim, shoal and shoals stand out and add context to how "ayungin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aggression near ayungin second thomas and boat in ayungin shoal which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ayungin" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ayungin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite China’s continued claim, Ayungin Shoal sits well within Philippine territory. (12 words)
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had already reiterated the Philippines’ claim to Ayungin Shoal. (13 words)
But Ayungin Shoal is located about 194 kilometers off Palawan province, well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. (18 words)
The statement was issued in the wake of the latest Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal where a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel used a water cannon on one of the Filipino ships to force it to change its course. (40 words)
At sa presensya ng Chinese forces na ito, sa palibot ng Ayungin Shoal, ay, there is a high possibility na sasalubungin sila nitong mga Chinese maritime forces na ito,” said Tarriela on the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing. (38 words)
These are Rizal Reef, Patag Island, Melchora Aquino Cay or Panata Island, Kota Island, Lawak Island, Parola Island, Ayungin Shoal, Pag-asa Island (the largest and with the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys), and Likas Island. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
At sa presensya ng Chinese forces na ito, sa palibot ng Ayungin Shoal, ay, there is a high possibility na sasalubungin sila nitong mga Chinese maritime forces na ito,” said Tarriela on the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing.
But Ayungin Shoal is located about 194 kilometers off Palawan province, well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
China condemns the Philippines’ latest resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, claiming Philippine vessels entered its waters without their permission.
Over Ayungin Shoal, where the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre is grounded to assert Philippine sovereignty, the PCG said that CCG vessel 5304 was still lurking about six nautical miles away.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had already reiterated the Philippines’ claim to Ayungin Shoal.
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, February 14 slammed the recent aggression displayed by the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine crew near Ayungin Shoal.
The 100-metre-long World War II ship was intentionally grounded on the shoal, known in the Philippines as Ayungin, in 1999 to reinforce Manila’s sovereignty claims in the Spratly archipelago.
The grounded World War II-era landing ship BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
The one filed on the second week of February, which denounced “dangerous maneuvers” of the Chinese Coast Guard in Ayungin Shoal, was the 75th “note verbale” filed under the Marcos administration.
The Philippine Coast Guard earlier reported that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel drove away a Filipino fishing boat in Ayungin Shoal, which is 315 kilometers west of Palawan.
The Philippine vessels were on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, which is stationed on the Ayungin Shoal.
These are Rizal Reef, Patag Island, Melchora Aquino Cay or Panata Island, Kota Island, Lawak Island, Parola Island, Ayungin Shoal, Pag-asa Island (the largest and with the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys), and Likas Island.
The statement was issued in the wake of the latest Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal where a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel used a water cannon on one of the Filipino ships to force it to change its course.
Batongbacal said China’s aggressive acts in Scarborough and Ayungin Shoals will continue but the Philippines should not focus on them at all times.
Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro said the government is not downplaying China’s recent aggression near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
Despite China’s continued claim, Ayungin Shoal sits well within Philippine territory.
His statement comes after the China Coast Guard rammed into a Filipino vessel during a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.
Manila maintains its presence in Ayungin through the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II-era warship deliberately grounded in 1999.
Ren’Ai reef is the Chinese name for what the Philippines call Ayungin Shoal and the U.S. calls the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of multiple confrontations between the two countries’ ships in recent months.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila quoted a statement from CCG spokesperson Gan Yu claiming that the Philippine supply vessel attempted to “transport construction materials” to the grounded ship in Ayungin Shoal.
Common combinations with ayungin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ayungin shoal 20×
- in ayungin 5×
- to ayungin 4×
- near ayungin 3×
- ayungin second 2×
- the ayungin 2×