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Batanic Languages
The Batanic languages (sometimes also called Bashiic or Ivatanic) are a dialect cluster of the Austronesian language family. They are spoken on Babuyan Island, just north of Luzon; three of the Batanes Islands, between the Philippines and Taiwan; and on Orchid Island of southern Taiwan. The varieties in the Philippines are called Ivatan (also spelled Ibatan), or are named Babuyan, Batan, or Itbayat after their islands, while the variety of Taiwan is called Yami or Tao. Proto-Batanic has been reconstructed by Yang (2002). Classification Malcolm Ross (2005) and Roger Blench (2015) list four languages: *Batanic ** Yami (or Tao) on Orchid Island *** Imurud dialect *** Iraralay dialect *** Iranumilek dialect ** Itbayat on Itbayat Island ** Ivatan *** Ivasay dialect (= Basco Ivatan) on Batan *** Isamurung dialect (=Southern Ivatan) on Batan (southern part), Sabtang ** Ibatan (or Babuyan) on the Babuyan Islands Moriguchi (1983) classifies the Batanic languages as fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batanes
Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes (; Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Batanes''; , ), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, and the smallest, both in population and land area. The capital is Basco, located on the island of Batan, and is also the most populous municipality in the province. The island group is located approximately north of the Luzon mainland and about south of Taiwan ( Pingtung County). Batanes is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. Etymology The name ''Batanes'' is a Hispanicized plural form derived from the Ivatan endonym ''Batan''. History Early history The ancestors of today's Ivatans descended from Austronesians who migrated to the islands 4,000 years ago during the Neolithic period. They lived in fortified mountain areas called '' idjangs'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
