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Population
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70,000 to 100,000 (1998 SIL). |
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Region |
Banton, Simara,
Maestro de Campo, and Tablas Islands, Romblon Province,
between Masbate and Mindoro. |
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Alternate names
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BANTON,
BANTUANON, ASIQ, ODIONGANON, SIMARANHON, SIBALENHON,
CALATRAVANHON |
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Dialects |
ODIONGANON,
SIMARANHON, SIBALENHON, CALATRAVANHON |
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Classification |
Austronesian,
Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine,
Central Philippine, Bisayan, Banton. |
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Comments |
63%
intelligibility of Hiligaynon; 92% of Loocnon. Odionganon
dialect is preferred for literature. 83% lexical similarity
with Romblomanon (Zorc 1977). Tagalog is used for some
politics, education, and with non-Bantuanon speakers. Over 95%
of Bantuanon people use the vernacular in the majority of
social situations; with family, friends, at work, and with
Bantuanon officials and school teachers. Literacy rate in
first language: 80% to 90%. Literacy rate in second language:
80% to 90%. Agriculturalists, forestry, fishermen. Bible
portions 1992. |
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Source:
Summer Institute of Linguistics. (2002). Ethnologue:
Languages of the World, (14th ed.) . Available: at http://www.ethnologue.com/
[April, 2002].
Philippine
Language Tree showing the position of Romblomanon, Onhan and Asi languages |
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