| Batanic | |
|---|---|
| Bashiic, Ivatanic | |
| Geographic distribution | Batanes andOrchid Island |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | bata1315 |
 Geographic distribution of the Batanic languages | |
TheBatanic languages (sometimes also calledBashiic orIvatanic) are adialect cluster of theAustronesian language family. They are spoken onBabuyan Island, just north of Luzon; three of theBatanes Islands, between the Philippines and Taiwan; and onOrchid Island of southern Taiwan.
The varieties in the Philippines are called Ivatan (also spelled Ibatan), or are named Babuyan, Batan, or Itbayat after their islands, while the variety of Taiwan is calledYami or Tao.
Proto-Batanic has been reconstructed byYang (2002).[1]
Malcolm Ross (2005) andRoger Blench (2015) list four languages:[2][3]
Moriguchi (1983) classifies the Batanic languages as follows.[4]
According toPaul Jen-kuei Li (2000),[5] Yami is most closely related to Itbayat. Among the Batanic languages, Iraralay is the most conservative.[5]
The Batanic languages are frequently included with thePhilippine languages. However, there is no full consensus on this, and some consider them a primary branch of theMalayo-Polynesian languages.[2] Blench concludes that Batanic languages have been splitting from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian for a long time and contain many roots which are not standard Austronesian. The relationship between Batanic andNorthern Luzon languages is still uncertain.[3]