The Itbayat language or Itbayaten (also known locally by elders as Ichbayaten) is an Austronesian language, in the Batanic group. It is spoken primarily in Itbayat, a municipality in Batanes, Philippines.
Phonology Vowels
Vowels are contrasted between long and short vowels, for example as seen in the words ('support') and ('a kind of yam').
Consonants +Itbayat consonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarUvularGlottalNasalPlosive/AffricatevoicelessvoicedFricativevoiceless()voicedApproximantTrill
/f/ is only used in loanwords but tends to become /p/.
Grammar Pronouns The following set of pronouns is found in the Itbayat language.
+Itbayat pronouns Nominative Genitive Locative free bound free bound 1stperson singular dual – – – – plural inclusive exclusive 2ndperson singular plural 3rdperson singular – – / plural
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