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ALSO KNOWN AS		Inati, Bisaya
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		atk
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Barotac Viejo Nagpana (southern dialect) Malay (northern dialect) Sogodnin (high speech register)
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Information from: “Inati (Panay Island, Philippines) - Language Contexts” (35-53) . Manzano, Diane (2021)

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1044
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
63,654
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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (2010) 227 households speak Inati (average household size is 4.6 people, which would suggest roughly 1,044 speakers), with 51 households (235 speakers) in Aklan.

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"Shift is underway to Aklanon, or Hiligaynon, the lingua franca of Panay. During my fieldwork, I observed low levels of fluency among the younger generation, especially in Aklan. In addition, some younger speakers note that they have difficulty understanding the variety of Inati spoken in Malay and Boracay"

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Hiligaynon
Aklanon
Kinaray'a

PLACES: Panay Island Communities: Barangay Bulwang, Numancia, Kalibo, Aklan

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1980

PLACES: Philippines;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Western Visayas, north and west Iloilo Province, west central Capiz Province; southwest Aklan Province; Antique Province, border areas east of San Remigio; Panay island."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Philippines

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Ati communities in the Western Visayas, MIMAROPA, and Negros Island regions, listed by province, and including town names:

Iloilo Province: Anilao, Barotac Viejo, Cabatuan, Calinog, Dueñas, Dumangas, Janiuay, New Lucena, Passi, San Miguel, San Rafael, Sta. Barbara, Tigbauan, San Joaquin;
Antique Province: Anini-y, Hamtic, Tobias Fornier, San Jose;
Capiz Province: Dumarao;
Aklan Province: Buruanga, Malay;
Guimaras Province: Buenavista, Jordan, Sibunag, Nueva Valencia;
Negros Occidental Province: Isabela
Romblon Province: Odiongan and Calatrava on Tablas Island, San Jose on Carabao Island.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (Source: NCIP Visayas Regional Office, Iloilo City)

	2021	Inati (Panay Island, Philippines) - Language Contexts	35-53		Online		Language Documentation and Description	20					Manzano, Diane		63,654	1044		1000-9999	According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (2010) 227 households speak Inati (average household size is 4.6 people, which would suggest roughly 1,044 speakers), with 51 households (235 speakers) in Aklan.	Marketplace, education, government, church	Hiligaynon, Aklanon, Kinaray'a	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	"Shift is underway to Aklanon, or Hiligaynon, the lingua franca of Panay. During my fieldwork, I observed low levels of fluency among the younger generation, especially in Aklan. In addition, some younger speakers note that they have difficulty understanding the variety of Inati spoken in Malay and Boracay"	14		Panay Island Communities: Barangay Bulwang, Numancia, Kalibo, Aklan
		World Oral Literature Project										http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		1,500		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig		SIL International			Dallas, Texas			http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		1,500	1980	1000-9999	(SIL)			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Philippines;	"Western Visayas, north and west Iloilo Province, west central Capiz Province; southwest Aklan Province; Antique Province, border areas east of San Remigio; Panay island."
	2013	Philippine and north Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction								University of Hawai'i	University of Hawai'i		Jason Lobel	Jason Lobel. Philippine and North Bornean Languages: Issues in Description, Subgrouping, and Reconstruction. PhD thesis, University of Hawai'i, 2013.												(Source: NCIP Visayas Regional Office, Iloilo City)	Philippines	Ati communities in the Western Visayas, MIMAROPA, and Negros Island regions, listed by province, and including town names: Iloilo Province: Anilao, Barotac Viejo, Cabatuan, Calinog, Dueñas, Dumangas, Janiuay, New Lucena, Passi, San Miguel, San Rafael, Sta. Barbara, Tigbauan, San Joaquin; Antique Province: Anini-y, Hamtic, Tobias Fornier, San Jose; Capiz Province: Dumarao; Aklan Province: Buruanga, Malay; Guimaras Province: Buenavista, Jordan, Sibunag, Nueva Valencia; Negros Occidental Province: Isabela Romblon Province: Odiongan and Calatrava on Tablas Island, San Jose on Carabao Island.	11.15, 122.51

Ati (Philippines)

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Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1044

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

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Ati (Philippines)

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Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1044

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

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