| Ati | |
|---|---|
| Inati | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Panay |
| Ethnicity | Ati people |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 1980)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | atk |
| Glottolog | atii1237 |
| ELP | Ati (Philippines) |
Ati (Inati), orBinisaya nga Inati, is anAustronesian language of the island ofPanay in thePhilippines. The variety spoken in northern Panay is also calledSogodnin.[2] TheAti people also speakKinaray-a andHiligaynon.
Pennoyer (1987) andReid (2013) consider Inati to be an isolate within thePhilippine languages. It differs markedly from theVisayan languages and has many features not found in theCentral Philippine languages.
Inati shows some uniquesound changes.[3]
Lobel (2013:75) lists the following Ati communities in the Philippines, with populations given in parentheses:
Baruah (2000) lists the following locations:
Pennoyer (1987) reports that Sogodnin is spoken by a few remaining speakers in Cogon, Malay (whose ancestors had moved from interior Sabang to Bakirohan to Cogon), and on Carabao and Boracay islands.
Ethnologue reports two dialects for Ati:[4]
Malay (not to be confused withMalay,Malaysia.) and Barotac Viejo Nagpana.Ethnologue states that Barotac Viejo Nagpana is the prestige dialect.[4]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | (tʃ) (dʒ) | kg | ʔ |
| Fricative | s | (ʃ) | (h) | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | w | l, (r) | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
