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Revision as of 13:25, 5 July 2005
| Ivatan | |
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| Spoken in: | Philippines |
| Region: | Northern Luzon |
| First language speakers: | 30,000 |
| Second language speakers: | negligible |
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| Genetic classification: |
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian |
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| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | - |
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| ISO | - |
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The Ivatan language, also known as Ibatan, is an Austronesian language spoken exclusively in the Batanes Islands in the most northern reaches of the Philippines. With the islands' proximity to Taiwan, the language is closer linguistically and philologically to Taiwanese aborigine languages than to other Philippine languages. However, the language is not placed in the Formosan languages group. It is especially characterized by its word, which mostly have the letter 'v', as in vakul, Ivatan, and valuga. Letter 'e', is pronounced as the schwa oun, or 'uh', as in Dios Mamajes, 'di-yos-ma-ma-huhs', and palek 'pa-luhk'. The Ivatan language is completely different from the rest of the other Philippine languages, having been isolated and more closer to Taiwanese aborigines, especially the Y'ami group.
Related Articles
External links
- Official Site of the Batanes Province
- BatanesOnline.com
- The Ivatan
- Affiliation with the Yami of Taiwan
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