Ratagnon language
| Ratagnon | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Southern tip of western Mindoro |
| Ethnicity | 2,000 Ratagnon (1997)[1] |
Native speakers | 2 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | btn |
| Glottolog | rata1245 |
| ELP | Ratagnon |
Ratagnon (also translated as Latagnon or Datagnon) is a regional language spoken by the Ratagnon people, an indigenous group from Occidental Mindoro. It is a part of the Visayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages. Its speakers are shifting to Tagalog, and it is nearly extinct.
Barbian (1977) provides lexical and phonological data for Ratagnon.
Distribution
According to the Ethnologue, Ratagnon is spoken in the southernmost extreme tip of Mindoro islands, including the municipalities of Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro and Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro.
- Mindoro Occidental Province (southern extreme tip of Mindoro Occidental, including the Ilin Islands)
- Bulalacao municipality, Mindoro Oriental Province
Classification
Ratagnon may be closely related to the Cuyonon language, a Visayan language spoken in the Cuyo Archipelago just to the south of Mindoro.[2]
References
- ^ a b Ratagnon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ http://www10.gencat.cat/pres_casa_llengues/AppJava/frontend/llengues_detall_print.jsp?id=960&idioma=5
- Barbian, Karl-Josef. 1977. The Mangyan languages of Mindoro. Cebu City: University of San Carlos.