Philippine | |
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Philippinic | |
(proposed) | |
Geographic distribution |
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Native speakers | (undated figure of 115+ million) |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Proto-language | Proto-Philippine (disputed) |
Subdivisions | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 /5 | phi |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
![]() The Philippine languages, per Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) |
ThePhilippine languages orPhilippinic are a proposed group byR. David Paul Zorc (1986) andRobert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of thePhilippines and northernSulawesi,Indonesia—exceptSama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and theMolbog language (disputed)—and form asubfamily ofAustronesian languages.[1][2][3][4] Although the Philippines is near the center ofAustronesian expansion fromTaiwan, there is relatively little linguistic diversity among the approximately 150 Philippine languages, suggesting that earlier diversity has been erased by the spread ofthe ancestor of the modern Philippine languages.[5][2]
One of the first explicit classifications of a "Philippine" grouping based on genetic affiliation was in 1906 by Frank Blake, who placed them as a subdivision of the "Malay branch" withinMalayo-Polynesian (MP), which at that time was considered as a family. Blake however encompasses every language within the geographic boundaries of thePhilippine archipelago to be under a single group.[6] Formal arguments in support of a specific "Proto-Philippines" were followed by Matthew Charles in 1974, Teodoro Llamzon in 1966 and 1975, and Llamzon and Teresita Martin in 1976.[7][8][9][10] Blust (1991) two decades later updates this based on Zorc's (1986) inclusion ofYami, and theSangiric,Minahasan, andGorontalo groups.[6]
The genetic unity of a Philippines group has been rejected particularly byLawrence Reid.[11] This arose with problems in reconstructing Philippine subgroups within MP (Pawley, 1999; Ross, 2005).[12][13] In a recent state-of-the art on the classification of Philippine languages, he provides multidisciplinary arguments on the field's methodological and theoretical shortcomings since Conant's description in the early 1900s. This includes Malayo-Polynesian archeology (Spriggs, 2003; 2007; 2011),[14][15][16] andBayesian phylogenetic analyses (Gray et al., 2009)[17] substantiating the multiplicity of historical diffusion and divergence of languages across the archipelago.[18] He suggests that the primary branches under this widely acknowledged Philippine group should instead be promoted as primary branches underMalayo-Polynesian.[19] Malcolm Ross (2005) earlier also noted that theBatanic languages, constitutingYami,Itbayat, andIvatan, should in fact be considered as a primary MP branch.[13] In an evaluation of thelexical innovations among the Philippine languages, Alexander Smith (2017) regards the evidence for a Philippine subgroup as weak, and concludes that "they may represent more than one primary subgroup or perhaps an innovation-definedlinkage".[20] Chen et al. (2022) present further arguments for the Philippine languages being a convergence area rather than a unified phylogenetic subgroup.[21]
The Philippine group is proposed to have originated fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian and ultimately fromProto-Austronesian. There have been several proposals as to the composition within the group, but the most widely accepted groupings today is the consensus classifications by Blust (1991; 2005) and Reid (2017); however, both disagree on the existence of a Philippine group as a single genetic unit.
An earlier classification by Zorc (1979) is presented below. From approximately north to south, a Philippine group according to his analysis of previous reconstructions are divided into two main subgroups, Northern or "Cordilleran" and Southern or "Sulic".[22] Note that the groupings herein no longer reflect widely accepted classifications or naming conventions today. For exampleSouth Extension nowadays reflects the widely establishedCentral Luzon, and North Mangyan withinCordilleran is not supported by later reconstructions; the group containingYami,Ivatan andItbayat is called "Bashiic" in Zorc (1977) and remains generally accepted.[23]
From approximately north to south, the Philippine languages are divided into 12 subgroups (including unclassified languages):
Formerly classified as one of theSouth Mindanao languages, theKlata language is now considered to be a primary branch of the Southern Philippine languages by Zorc (2019).[24]
Comparison chart between several selected Philippine languages spoken from north to south withProto-Austronesian first for comparison.
English | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | person | house | dog | coconut | day | new | we (incl.) | what | fire | |
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Proto-Austronesian | *əsa *isa | *duSa | *təlu | *Səpat | *lima | *Cau | *Rumaq | *asu | *niuR | *qaləjaw | *baqəRu | *i-kita | *n-anu | *Sapuy | |
Batanic (Bashiic) | Yami (Tao) | ása | dóa (raroa) | tílo (tatlo) | apat (ápat) | lima | tao | vahay | chito | niyoy | araw | vayo | yaten | ango | apoy |
Ivatan | asa | dadowa | tatdo | apat | lima | tao | vahay | chito | niyoy | araw | va-yo | yaten | ango | apoy | |
Northern Luzon | Ilocano | maysa | dua | tallo | uppat | lima | tao | balay | aso | niog | aldaw | baro | sitayo | ania | apoy |
Ibanag | tadday | dua | tallu | appa' | lima | tolay | balay | kitu | niuk | aggaw | bagu | sittam | anni | afi | |
Gaddang | antet | addwa | tallo | appat | lima | tolay | balay | atu | ayog | aw | bawu | ikkanetam | sanenay | afuy | |
Pangasinan | sakey | dua duara | talo talora | apat apatira | lima | too | abong | aso | niyog | ageo | balo | sikatayo | anto | pool | |
Central Luzon | Kapampangan | métung | adwá | atlú | ápat | limá | táu | balé | ásu | ngúngut | aldó | báyu | ítámu | nánu | apî |
Central Philippine | Tagalog | isa | dalawa | tatlo | apat | lima | tao | bahay | aso | niyog | araw | bago | tayo | ano | apoy |
Central Bikol | sarô | duwa | tulo | apát | lima | tawo | harong | ayam idò | niyog | aldaw | bâgo | kitá | ano | kalayo | |
Rinconada Bikol | əsad | darwā | tolō | əpat | lima | tawō | baləy | ayam | noyog | aldəw | bāgo | kitā | onō | kalayō | |
Waray | usa sayo | duha | tulo | upat | lima | tawo | balay | ayam ido | lubi | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ano | kalayo | |
Hiligaynon | isa | duha | tatlo | apat | lima | tawo | balay | ido | lubi | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ano | kalayo | |
Bantoanon (Asi) | usa | ruha | tuyo | upat | lima | tawo | bayay | iro | nidog | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ni-o | kayado | |
Romblomanon | isa | duha | tuyo | upat | lima | tawo | bayay | ayam | niyog | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ano | kalayo | |
Onhan | isya | darwa | tatlo | ap-at | lima | tawo | balay | ayam | niyog | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ano | kalayo | |
Karay-a | sara | darwa | tatlo | apat | lima | taho | balay | ayam | niyog | adlaw | bag-o | kita tatən | ano | kalayo | |
Aklanon | isaea sambilog | daywa | tatlo | ap-at | lima | tawo | baeay | ayam | niyog | adlaw | bag-o | kita | ano | kaeayo | |
Cebuano | usa | duha | tulo | upat | lima | tawo | balay | iro | lubi | adlaw | bag-o | kita | unsa | kalayo | |
Tausug | isa hambuuk | duwa | tu | upat | lima | tau | bay | iru' | niyug | adlaw | ba-gu | kitaniyu | unu | kayu | |
Danao | Maguindanao | isa | dua | telu | pat | lima | tau | walay | asu | niyug | gay | bagu | tanu | ngin | apuy |
Mëranaw | isa | dowa | t'lo | phat | lima | taw | walay | aso | neyog | gawi'e | bago | tano | tonaa | apoy | |
Iranun | isa | dua | telu | pa'at | lima | taw | walay | asu | niyug | gawi'i | bagu | tanu | antuna | apuy | |
South Mindanao (Bilic) | Tboli | sotu | lewu | tlu | fat | lima | tau | gunu | ohu | lefo | kdaw | lomi | tekuy | tedu | ofih |
Minahasan | Tombulu (Minahasa) | esa | zua rua | telu | epat | lima | tou | walé | asu | po'po' | endo | weru | kai kita | apa | api |
Sangiric | Sangirese | sembau esa' | darua | tatelu | epa' | lima | tau | balé | kapuna' | bango' | elo | wuhu | kité | tawé | putung |
Gorontalo–Mongondow | Gorontalo | tuwewu | duluwo | totolu | opato | limo | tawu | bele | 'apula | bongo | dulahu | bohu | 'ito | wolo | tulu |
Mongondow | inta' | dua | tolu | opat | lima | intau | baloi | ungku' | bango' | singgai | mobagu | kita | onu, onda | tulu' |
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