• Source: Itbayat language

The Itbayat language or Itbayaten (also known generically as Ibatan) is an Austronesian language, in the Batanic group, spoken on Itbayat Island in the Batanes Islands, Philippines.




Phonology






= Vowels

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/a, ɜ, i, o/
Vowels are contrasted between long and short vowels, for example as seen in the words tokod ('support') and tookod ('a kind of yam').




= Consonants

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/f/ is only used in loanwords but tends to become /p/.




Grammar






= Pronouns

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The following set of pronouns is found in the Itbayat language.




References






Further reading

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bahasa Itbayat
• Rumpun bahasa Batanik
• Bahasa Filipino
• Bahasa Aklanon
• Bahasa Sangir
• Bahasa Tontemboan
• Bahasa Butuanon
• Bahasa Gorontalo
• Rumpun bahasa Bikol
• Bahasa Cebu
• Itbayat language
• Itbayat
• Ivatan language
• Itbayat Church
• List of major and official Austronesian languages
• Philippine languages
• Batanic languages
• Aklanon language
• Languages of the Philippines
• Filipino language