Ivatan | Ethnologue

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: ivv
Alternate Names: Ivatanen
Autonym: Chirin nu Ibatan
Population: 35,000 (1998 SIL), increasing. 3,450 Itbayatan (1996 census).
Location:: Cagayan Valley region: Batanes province; MIMAROPA region: Palawan province. Many scattered in Mindanao; Manila.
Language Status: 4 (Educational). De facto language of provincial identity in Batanes province.
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bashiic, Ivatan
Dialects: Itbayaten (Itbayat), Basco Ivatan, Southern Ivatan.
Typology: VSO.
Language Use: Vigorous. Only very young and very old are monolingual. Not used in schools. Home, administration, religion, commerce, labor relations, letters. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use English [eng]. Most also use Filipino [fil].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 92%. Literary tradition of laji (old songs) and folklore. Letters, hymnbooks. Taught in primary schools, in the Batanes. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1984–2016. Agency: Academics Foundation.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ivatan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Cagayan Valley region: Batanes province; MIMAROPA region: Palawan province. Many scattered in Mindanao; Manila.