BLX ISO 639-3
Ayta, Mag-Indi
Ayta Mag-Indi Autonym
A language of Philippines
- ISO 639
- blx
- Alternate Names
- Ayta, Indi, Indi Ayta, Mag-Indi Sambal
- Autonym
- Ayta Mag-Indi
- Population
- 5,000 (1998 SIL), increasing.
- Location:
- Central Luzon region: far north Bataan province; Pampanga province, barrios in Florida Blanca and Porac; Central Visayas region: Zambales province, San Marcelino.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Luzon, Sambalic
- Dialects
- None known. 46% comprehension of Botolan Sambal [sbl], 50% of Ambala Ayta [abc], 59% of Kapampangan [pam], 32% of Mag-antsi Ayta [sgb]. Lexical similarity: 75% with Botolan Sambal [sbl], 38% with Filipino [fil], 83% with Mag-Anchi [sgb], 71% with Ayta Abellen [abp], 51% with Kapampangan [pam].
- Language Use
- Stable. Home, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Filipino [fil]. Many also use Kapampangan [pam].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. Literature. NT: 2020.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ayta, Mag-Indi
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Central Luzon region: far north Bataan province; Pampanga province, barrios in Florida Blanca and Porac; Central Visayas region: Zambales province, San Marcelino.
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