The Antsi (Anchi) language or Mag-antsi (also Mag-Anchi Ayta) is a
Sambalic language
The Sambalic languages are a part of the Central Luzon language family spoken by the Sambals, an ethnolinguistic group on the western coastal areas of Central Luzon and the Zambales mountain ranges.
Demographics
The largest Sambalic languages a ...
with around 4,200 speakers. It is spoken within Philippine
Aeta communities in the
Zambal
The Sambal people are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living primarily in the province of Zambales and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao and Anda. The term may also refer to the general inhabitants of Zambales.
In 1950s, hundreds of ...
municipalities of
Botolan
Botolan, officially the Municipality of Botolan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,739 people.
The municipality was founded by Spanish Governor-General J ...
,
San Marcelino
San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino ( ilo, Ili ti San Marcelino; tgl, Bayan ng San Marcelino), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37 ...
, and
Castillejos; in the
Tarlaqueño municipalities of
Capas and
Bamban
Bamban, officially the Municipality of Bamban ( pam, Balen ning Bamban; fil, Bayan ng Bamban), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,260 people.
The municipali ...
; in
Mabalacat, Pampanga; and in
Angeles City. The use of the language is declining as its speakers are shifting to
Kapampangan Kapampangan, Capampañgan or Pampangan may refer to:
*Kapampangan people of the Philippines
*Kapampangan language
Kapampangan or Pampangan is an Austronesian language, and one of the eight major languages of the Philippines. It is the primary ...
. The language is
mutually intelligible
In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between languages or dialects in which speakers of different but related varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. It is sometimes used as an ...
with
Mag-Indi Ayta (77%) and
Ambala Ayta
Ambala is a Sambalic language spoken in the Philippines. It has more than 2,000 speakers and is spoken within Aeta communities in the Zambal municipalities of Subic, San Marcelino, and Castillejos; in the city of Olongapo; and in Dinalupihan ...
(65%).
Phonology
See also
*
Languages of the Philippines
References
Further reading
*
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External links
Online Ayta Mag-antsi-English dictionary hosted by SILSample recordings from the GRN Network
Sambalic languages
Endangered Austronesian languages
Aeta languages
Languages of Zambales
Languages of Tarlac
Languages of Pampanga
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