The Itbayat language or Itbayaten (also known generically as
Ibatan) is an
Austronesian language, in the
Batanic group. It is spoken primarily in
Itbayat, a municipality in
Batanes
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Philippines
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Phonology
Vowels
Vowels are contrasted between long and short vowels, for example as seen in the words ('support') and ('a kind of yam').
Consonants
* /f/ is only used in loanwords but tends to become /p/.
Grammar
Pronouns
The following set of pronouns is found in the Itbayat language.
References
Further reading
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Batanic languages
Languages of Batanes
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