Ati language
| Ati | |
|---|---|
| Inati | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Panay |
| Ethnicity | Ati people |
|
Native speakers
|
(1,500 cited 1980) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | atii1237 |
Ati (Inati) is a language of the island of Panay in the Philippines. The variety spoken in northern Panay is also called Sogodnin (Pennoyer 1987). The Ati people also speak Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon.
Pennoyer (1987) and Reid (2013) consider Inati to be an isolate with 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.
Lobel (2013:75) lists the following Ati communities in the Philippines, with populations given in parentheses.
Total: 8,728+
Baruah (2000) lists the following locations.
Pennoyer (1987) reports that Sogodnin is spoken by a few remaining speakers in Cogon, Malay (whose ancestors had moved from interior Sabang to Bakirohan to Cogon), and on Carabao and Boracay islands.
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