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Not to be confused with Kuteb language or Ati language (China).
Ati
Inati
Native toPhilippines
RegionPanay
EthnicityAti people
Native speakers
(1,500 cited 1980)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3atk
Glottologatii1237
ELPAti (Philippines)

Ati (Inati), 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.[2] The Ati people also speak Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon.

Classification[edit]

Pennoyer (1987) and Reid (2013) 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.[3]

Distribution and dialects[edit]

Lobel (2013:75) lists the following Ati communities in the Philippines, with populations given in parentheses:

  • Iloilo (1,902): Anilao (341), Barotac Viejo (867), Cabatuan (31), Calinog (163), Dueñas (43), Dumangas (50), Janiuay (22), New Lucena (59), Passi (103), San Miguel (17), San Rafael (110), Santa Barbara (12), Tigbauan (69), San Joaquin (15)
  • Antique (4,680): Anini-y (156), Hamtic (3,081), Tobias Fornier (1,383), San Jose (60)
  • Capiz (308): Dumarao (308)
  • Aklan (740+): Buruanga (?), Malay (740)
  • Guimaras (789): Buenavista (189), Jordan (237), Sibunag (178), Nueva Valencia (185)
  • Negros Occidental (309): Isabela (309)
  • Romblon: Odiongan and Calatrava on Tablas Island, and San Jose on Carabao Island (unknown population size)

Baruah (2000) lists the following locations:

  • Antique: Culuasi, Hamtic, San Jose, Sibalom, Tobias
  • Capiz: Dumarao
  • Iloilo: Janiuay, Anilao, Cabatuan, Duenas, Dumangas, Mina, New Lucena, Passi, San Miguel, San Joaquin, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Tigbauan
  • Aklan
    • Barangay Sabang, Buruanga, Aklan (4 households, 15 people)
    • Barangay Jesuna, Nabas, Aklan (3 households, 20 people)
    • In Malay, Aklan: Barangays Argao, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Boracay (total: 63 households, 321 people)

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.

Ethnologue reports two dialects for Ati:[4]

Malay (not to be confused with Malay, Malaysia.) and Barotac Viejo Nagpana. Ethnologue states that Barotac Viejo Nagpana is the prestige dialect.[4]

Phonology[edit]

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d (tʃ) (dʒ) k g ʔ
Fricative s (ʃ) (h)
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w l, (r) j
  • The consonants in parentheses are not phonemic.
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i ɨ
Mid e o
Low a

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Pennoyer (1987)
  3. ^ Reid (2013)
  4. ^ a b Ati at Ethnologue.

Works cited[edit]

External links[edit]

Additional resources
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ati_language_(Philippines)