Description
The Book of Genesis and The New Testament in Ibatan Language
Chirin ni Apo Dyos
Ibatan or Ivatan is one of the REGIONAL LANGUAGES OF PHILIPPINES!
Paperback
790 Pages
John 3:16 Juan
“Ta maynamot do rakoh a kadaw ni Āpo Dyos so tabo a tawotawo do lobongaya, tinoboy naw moybohaya Anak na. Ta an sino a manganohed dya, ki mapasyay pabanchi do Dyos a madosa, basbāli a matorohan so byay na abos pandan.
The Ivatan (Ibatan) language, also known as Chirin nu Ibatan ("language of the Ivatan people"), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Batanes Islands.
Although the islands are closer to Taiwan than to Luzon, it is not one of the Formosan languages. Ivatan is one of the Batanic languages, which are perhaps a primary branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family of Austronesian languages.
The language of Babuyan Island is a dialect. Babuyan was depopulated by the Spanish and only repopulated at the end of the Spanish era with families from Batan Island.
| Ivatan | |
|---|---|
| Ibatan | |
| Chirin nu Ibatan | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Batanes Islands |
| Ethnicity | Ivatan people Filipinos in Taiwan |
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Native speakers
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33,000 (1996–2007)[1] |
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Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Regional language in the Philippines |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ivv – Ivatanivb – Ibatan (Babuyan) |
| Glottolog | ivat1242 Ivatanibat1238 Ibatan |
