The Antsi (Anchi) language or Mag-antsi (also Mag-Anchi Ayta) is a
Sambalic language with around 4,200 speakers. It is spoken within Philippine
Aeta
Aeta (Ayta ), Agta and Dumagat, are collective terms for several indigenous peoples who live in various parts of Luzon islands in the Philippines. They are included in the wider Negrito grouping of the Philippines and the rest of Southeast A ...
communities in the
Zambal municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Botolan
Botolan, officially the Municipality of Botolan, is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,739 people.
The municipality was founded by Spanish Governor-General Juan de S ...
,
San Marcelino
San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino (; ), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,719 people.
Etymology
The town got its name after the first ' ...
, and
Castillejos; in the
Tarlaqueño municipalities of
Capas
Capas, officially the Municipality of Capas (;
), is a Philippine municipality, municipality in the Philippine province, province of Tarlac, Philippines, and one of the richest towns in the province. The town also consists of numerous subdivi ...
and
Bamban; in
Mabalacat, Pampanga; and in
Angeles City
Angeles (), officially the City of Angeles (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 462,928 people.
A ...
. The use of the language is declining as its speakers are shifting to
Kapampangan or
Ilocano. The language is
mutually intelligible
In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between different but related language varieties in which speakers of the different varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. Mutual intellig ...
with
Mag-Indi Ayta (77%) and
Ambala Ayta (65%).
Phonology
See also
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Languages of the Philippines
There are some 130 to 195 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. Almost all are Malayo-Polynesian languages native to the archipelago. A number of Spanish-influenced creole language, creole varieties ge ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Online Ayta Mag-antsi-English dictionary hosted by SILSample recordings from the GRN Network
Sambalic languages
Endangered Austronesian languages
Aeta languages
Languages of Zambales
Languages of Tarlac
Languages of Pampanga
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