Ati language (Philippines)


Ati, or Binisaya nga Inati, 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

and consider Inati to be an isolate within 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.

Distribution and dialects

lists the following Ati communities in the Philippines, with populations given in parentheses:
lists the following locations:
reports that Sogodnin is spoken by a few remaining speakers in Cogon, Malay, and on Carabao and Boracay islands.
Ethnologue reports two dialects for Ati:
Malay and Barotac Viejo Nagpana. Ethnologue states that Barotac Viejo Nagpana is the prestige dialect.

Phonology

  • The consonants in parentheses are not phonemic.
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