Batak language (Philippines)

(Redirected from Palawan Batak language) Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines Not to be confused with Batak languages.

Batak
Palawan Batak
Native to	Philippines
Region	Palawan
Ethnicity	2,040 (1990 census)
Native speakers	(200 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Palawanic Batak
Writing system	Tagbanwa script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bya`
Glottolog	`bata1301`
ELP	Batak

Batak is an Austronesian language spoken by the Batak people on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is sometimes disambiguated from the Batak languages as Palawan Batak.

Batak is spoken in the communities of Babuyan, Maoyon, Tanabag, Langogan, Tagnipa, Caramay, and Buayan. Surrounding languages include Southern Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Kuyonon, and Agutaynen.

Phonology

Consonants
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k	ʔ
Plosive	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Fricative			s
Lateral			l
Rhotic			ɾ~r
Approximant		w		j

Vowels
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Open		a

Pronouns

Personal pronouns
	nominative	genitive		oblique
	nominative	enclitic	preposed	oblique
1.sg.	aku	ku	akɨn	kanakɨn
2.sg.	ikaw/ka	mu	imu	kanimu
3.sg.	kanya	ya	kanya	kanya
1.pl.dual	kita/ta	ta	atɨn	kanatɨn
1.pl.incl.	tami	tami	atɨn	kanatɨn
1.pl.excl.	kami	men	amɨn	kanamɨn
2.pl.	kamu	mi	imyu	kanimyu
3.pl.	sira	sira	sira	kanira

References

^ Batak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lobel, Jason (2013). Philippine and North Bornean Languages: Issues in Description, Subgrouping, and Reconstruction (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Hawaiʻi. p. 87.
^ Reid, Lawrence A. (1971). Philippine Minor Languages: Word Lists and Phonologies. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications. University of Hawai'i Press. p. 4. ISBN 087022-691-6. JSTOR 20019132. LCCN 70-150659.
Morey, Virginia (1961). "Some particles and pronouns in Batak". Philippine Journal of Science. 90: 263–270.

Philippine Negrito languages

Northern Luzon

Northeastern Luzon	Dupaningan Agta Dinapigue Agta Casiguran Dumagat Agta Nagtipunan Agta Paranan Agta

Central Luzon

Manide-Inagta

Manide
Inagta Alabat (Inagta Lopez)
Katabangan †

Central Philippine

Bikol	Inagta Rinconada Inagta Partido Mount Iraya Agta †

Visayan	Magahat Karolanos

Mansakan	Mamanwa

Mindanao

Ata Manobo
Matigsalug (Tigwa)

Northern Mindoro

Iraya

Palawan

Batak

Ati

(unclassified)

Cross (†) and italics indicate extinct languages.

Hatang Kayi (Remontado) Kapampangan
Sambalic	Abellen Ambala Bolinao Botolan Mag-antsi Mag-indi Mariveleño Sambal

Greater Central
Philippine

Central Philippine

Bikol	Albay Bikol Central Bikol Isarog Agta Mount Iraya Agta Mount Iriga Agta Pandan Bikol Rinconada
Bisayan	Aklanon Asi Bantayanon Baybay Butuanon Caluyanon Capiznon Cebuano Boholano Old Cebuano † Cuyonon Hiligaynon Kabalian Karay-a Karolanos Magahat Masbateño Northern Sorsogon Onhan Porohanon Ratagnon Romblomanon Southern Sorsogon Sulod Surigaonon Tausug Waray
Mansakan	Davawenyo Kalagan Kamayo Mamanwa Mandaya Mansaka
Tagalogic	Kasiguranin Tagalog Old Tagalog † Batangueño Filipino
(unclassified)	Ata †

Western Subanon

Northern Alta Southern Alta
Central Cordilleran	Balangao Bontoc Ifugao Isinai Itneg Kalinga Kankanaey Tuwali
Southern Cordilleran	Bugkalot Ibaloi Iwaak Kalanguya Karao Pangasinan

Northern Mindoro

Sangiric

Other branches

Ati Klata Umiray Dumaget
Manide–Alabat	Inagta Alabat Manide

Reconstructed

Proto-Philippine †

† indicates extinct status
? indicates classification dispute

Languages of the Philippines

Official languages

Regional languages

Indigenous languages
(by region)

Bangsamoro	Iranun Pangutaran Sama Sama Tausug Yakan
Bicol Region	Albay Bikol Inagta Partido Manide Masbateño Mount Iraya Agta Mount Iriga Agta Northern Sorsogon Pandan Bikol Rinconada Bikol Southern Catanduanes Bikol Southern Sorsogon
Cagayan Valley	Arta Atta Bugkalot Central Cagayan Agta Dinapigue Agta Dupaningan Agta Gaddang Isinai Itawis Itbayat Ivatan Kalanguya Karao Malaweg Nagtipunan Agta Paranan Agta Paranan Yogad
Calabarzon	Inagta Alabat Manide Hatang Kayi (Remontado) Southern Alta Umiray Dumaget
Caraga	Agusan Ata Manobo Butuanon Higaonon Kamayo Mamanwa Surigaonon
Central Luzon	Abellen Ambala Antsi Botolan Casiguran Dumagat Agta Indi Kasiguranin Mariveleño Northern Alta Sambal Southern Alta Umiray Dumaget
Central Visayas	Bantayanon Eskayan Karolanos Magahat Porohanon
Cordillera	Atta Balangao Bontoc Ga'dang Ibaloi Ifugao Isnag Itawis Itneg Iwaak Kalanguya Kalinga Kankanaey Malaweg Tuwali
Davao Region	Blaan Davaoeño Kalagan Klata Mandaya Mansaka Obo Sangirese Sarangani Tagabawa
Eastern Visayas	Abaknon Baybay Kabalian
Ilocos Region	Bolinao
Metro Manila	Taglish
Mimaropa	Agutaynen Alangan Asi Batak Buhid Calamian Tagbanwa Central Tagbanwa Cuyonon Hanunoo Iraya Kagayanen Molbog Onhan Palawano Ratagnon Romblomanon Tadyawan Tawbuid
Northern Mindanao	Bukid Higaonon Ilianen Iranun Kamigin Matigsalug Subanen Western Bukidnon
Soccsksargen	Blaan Cotabato Manobo Ilianen Iranun Obo Tboli Tiruray
Western Visayas	Aklanon Ata Ati Caluyanon Capiznon Sulod
Zamboanga Peninsula	Subanen

Immigrant languages

Sign languages

Filipino Sign Language

Historical languages

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