Ibatan to English Dictionary with English, Filipino, Ilokano, Ivatan Indices

Ibatan to English Dictionary with English, Filipino, Ilokano, Ivatan Indices

Complied by Judith Y.M. Maree SIL International

Orlando R. Tomas Ibatan language consultant

Introduction, grammar sketch, and appendices by Rudell D. Marre SIL International

SIL Philippines Manila, 2012

Published in cooperation with the Commission on Philippine Languages and the Department of Education Manila, Philippines

PAPERBACK

Printed in the Philippines

ISBN 9789711804398

502 Pages

Contents:

Maps
The Ibatan language
Ibatan phonemes
Grammar sketch
Ibatan-English Dictionary
Appendices
Ibatan affixation system
Archaic terms
Numbers (Bidang)
Body parts
The moon (Bohan)
Winds and rain (Salawsaw kan chimoy)
Sea and waves (Tãw kan abkas)
Plants (Mohamoha)
Rice culture
Kin terms
Topical lists
Ibatan photo gallery
Indices
English-Ibatan Index
Filipino-Ibatan Index
Ilokano-Ibatan Index
Ivatan-Ibatan Index

The Ivatan (Ibatan) language, also known as Chirin nu Ibatan ("language of the Ivatan people"), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Batanes Islands.

Although the islands are closer to Taiwan than to Luzon, it is not one of the Formosan languages. Ivatan is one of the Batanic languages, which are perhaps a primary branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family of Austronesian languages.

The language of Babuyan Island is a dialect. Babuyan was depopulated by the Spanish and only repopulated at the end of the Spanish era with families from Batan Island.