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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.
Yami and the other Batanic languages. Yami is the only native language of Taiwanese indigenous peoples that is not a member of the Formosan grouping of Austronesian; it is one of the Batanic languages also found in Batanes province of northern Philippines, and as such is part of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of Austronesian. Phonology
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Ivatan belongs to the Batanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken mainly in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, and also in Mindanao, and in southern Taiwan. In 2007 there were about 1,240 Ivatan speakers. It is also known as Ivatan, Babuyan or Ibataan.
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.
Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2) December 2005 The Batanic Languages in Relation to the Early History of the Malayo-Polynesian Subgroup of Austronesian* Malcolm Ross** ABSTRACT The Batanic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken on the small islands scattered between Taiwan and Luzon.
Nov 30, 2005 · Abstract: The Batanic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken on the small islands scattered between Taiwan and Luzon. The purpose of this paper is to present what is known of their relationships to other Austronesian groups, the Formosan languages to the north and the Malayo-Polynesian languages to the south.
