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IVB ISO 639-3

Ibatan

Ibatan Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
ivb
Alternate Names
Babuyan, Ibataan, Ivatan
Autonym
Ibatan
Population
1,240 (2007 NCIP). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,430 (2010 census).
Location:
Cagayan Valley region: Cagayan province, Aparri municipality on Fuga island, Calayan municipality; on Babuyan islands.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bashiic, Ivatan
Dialects
None known. Intelligibility of Itbayaten Ivatan [ivv] 64%; Basco Ivatan [ivv] 31%. Lexical similarity: 72% with Itbayaten Ivatan [ivv], 74% with Basco Ivatan [ivv] (1974–1975 SIL survey).
Language Use
All domains as well as religious services and ceremonies, and local commerce. Some of all ages. Positive attitudes. Some also use Filipino [fil]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Ilocano [ilo], with increasing numbers of people shifting. Used as L2 by Ilocano [ilo].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 90%. Literacy rate in L2: 80% (2007 SIL). All school-aged children are literate. Schooling is in Filipino [fil] or English [eng]. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1996.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ibatan
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Since 1978, speakers have increased from 450 to 1,220. On June 1, 2007, the Ibatan were awarded title to their island home of Babuyan Claro with all collective rights to natural resources, including 5 km of ocean around the island. The ancestral domain was established with the help of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines and based on the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (2007 SIL). Christian.

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Location: Cagayan Valley region: Cagayan province, Aparri municipality on Fuga island, Calayan municipality; on Babuyan islands.