The Antsi (Anchi) language or Mag-antsi (also Mag-Anchi Ayta) is a Sambalic language with around 4,200 speakers.[1] It is spoken within Philippine Aeta communities in the Zambal municipalities of Botolan, San Marcelino, and Castillejos; in the Tarlaqueño municipalities of Capas and Bamban; in Mabalacat, Pampanga; and in Angeles City. The use of the language is declining as its speakers are shifting to Kapampangan or Ilocano. The language is mutually intelligible with Mag-Indi Ayta (77%) and Ambala Ayta (65%).[2]
| Antsi | |
|---|---|
| Mag-antsi | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Zambales, Tarlac, Mabalacat, Angeles City |
Native speakers | 4,200 (2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sgb |
| Glottolog | maga1263 |
Phonology edit
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Storck & Storck (2005).
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2022). "Ayta, Mag-antsi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (Twenty-fifth ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b Kitano & Pangilinan (2003), p. 172.
Further reading edit
- Kitano, Hiroaki; Pangilinan, Michael Raymon Manaloto (2003). "Overview of Aita Mag-Anchi in Central Luzon, Philippines: A Preliminary Grammatical Analysis". Descriptive Theoretical Studies in Minority Languages of East and Southeast Asia 3. Tokyo: ELPR. pp. 169–223. hdl:10108/75449.
- Storck, Margaret; Storck, Kurt (2005). Ayta Mag-Antsi–English Dictionary. Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Philippines.
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