Ivatan language
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Ivatan language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Ivatan people of the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines, noted for its distinct phonology and vocabulary shaped by the islands’ harsh, typhoon-prone environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Philippine language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ibatan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Itbayat language ⓘ Yami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
carrier of traditional ecological knowledge
ⓘ
marker of Ivatan ethnic identity ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| governingBody | Commission on the Filipino Language (for policy context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chirin nu Ivatan
ⓘ
Ivatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Basco Ivatan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Itbayaten NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ivatan NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ivatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct phonology
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distinct vocabulary ⓘ influence from harsh typhoon-prone environment ⓘ limited number of speakers ⓘ loanwords from Filipino ⓘ loanwords from Spanish ⓘ presence of glottal stops ⓘ simple vowel system ⓘ stress-accent system ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | ivat1242 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | ivv ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| lexiconInfluencedBy |
maritime environment
ⓘ
typhoon-prone climate ⓘ |
| region | Luzon Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ivatan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Batanes Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| spokenInLocality |
Basco, Batanes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Itbayat Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabtang Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Bashiic languages
ⓘ
Batanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English language
ⓘ
Filipino language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in Batanes
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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