Ati language (Philippines)
Ati is an Austronesian language of the island of Panay in the Philippines. The variety spoken in northern Panay is also called Sogodnin. The Ati people also speak Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon.Classification
Pennoyer and Reid consider Inati to be an isolate with the Philippine languages. It differs markedly from the Visayan languages and has many features not found in the Central Philippine languages.
Inati shows some unique sound changes.
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *R > Inati /d/, such as PMP *liʔəR > Inati /liʔad/
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ə > Inati /a/, not PMP *ə > /u/ or /ə/, as in the Visayan languages
Locations
Lobel lists the following Ati communities in the Philippines, with populations given in parentheses.
- Iloilo : Anilao, Barotac Viejo, Cabatuan, Calinog, Dueñas, Dumangas, Janiuay, New Lucena, Passi, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Tigbauan, San Joaquin
- Antique : Anini-y, Hamtic, Tobias Fornier, San Jose
- Capiz : Dumarao
- Aklan : Buruanga, Malay
- Guimaras : Buenavista, Jordan, Sibunag, Nueva Valencia
- Negros Occidental : Isabela
- Romblon: Odiongan and Calatrava on Tablas Island, and San Jose on Carabao Island
Total: 8,728+
Baruah lists the following locations.
- Antique: Culuasi, Hamtic, San Jose, Sibalom, Tobias
- *Tina, Hamtic, Antique
- Capiz: Dumarao
- Iloilo: Janiuay, Anilao, Cabatuan, Duenas, Dumangas, Mina, New Lucena, Passi, San Miguel, San Joaquin, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Tigbauan
- *Nagpana, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
- Aklan
- *Barangay Sabang, Buruanga, Aklan
- *Barangay Jesuna, Nabas, Aklan
- *In Malay, Aklan: Barangays Argao, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Boracay
Pennoyer reports that Sogodnin is spoken by a few remaining speakers in Cogon, Malay, and on Carabao and Boracay islands.Additional resources
- Hsiu, Andrew and Delia Panden. 2017. .
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. . Zenodo.
- Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. . Zenodo.
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