Bantoanon language

Bantoanon
Bantoanon
Asi
Native to	Philippines
Region	Romblon
Native speakers	150,000[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Bantoanon; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Bantoanon; Odionganon; Calatravanhon; Sibalenhon; Simaranhon;
Writing system	Latin (Bantoanon Alphabet) ; Baybayin locally known as Suyat (historical)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bno
Glottolog	bant1288
	Bantoanon language map

Bantoanon[2] or Asi is a regional Bisayan language spoken, along with Romblomanon and Onhan, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. Asi originated in the island of Banton, Romblon and spread to the neighboring islands of Sibale, Simara, and the towns of Odiongan and Calatrava on Tablas Island. The Asi spoken in Odiongan is called Odionganon, Calatravanhon in Calatrava, Sibalenhon in Concepcion, Simaranhon in Corcuera, and Bantoanon in Banton.

Specifically, it is spoken on the following islands within Romblon:

Tablas: the municipalities of Odiongan and Calatrava, situated respectively on the western and northern parts of the island. The Odiongan dialect has more outside influences and is more widely used in literature.[3]
Banton: the island's sole municipality of Banton.
Simara: the island's sole municipality of Corcuera.
Maestre de Campo (also known as Sibale): the island's sole municipality of Concepcion.

Linguist David Zorc notes that Bantoanon speakers may have been the first Bisayan speakers in the Romblon region. He also suggests that Asi may have a Cebuan substratum and that many of its words may have been influenced by the later influx of other languages such as Romblomanon.[4]

Sounds

Bantoanon has fifteen consonant phonemes: p, t, k, b, d, g, m, n, ng, s, h, w, l, r and y. There are three vowel phonemes: a, i/e, and u/o. The vowels i and e are allophones, with i always being used when it is the beginning and sometimes end of a syllable, and e always used when it ends a syllable. The vowels u and o are allophones, with u always being used when it is the beginning and sometimes end of a syllable, and o always used when it ends a syllable. This is one of the Philippine languages that do not exhibit [ɾ]-[d] allophony.

Grammar

Pronouns

	Absolutive	Ergative	Oblique
1st person singular	akó	nako, ko	akò
2nd person singular	ikaw, ka	nimo, mo	imo
3rd person singular	sida	nida	ida
1st person plural inclusive	kita	nato	ato
1st person plural exclusive	kami	namo	amo
2nd person plural	kamo	ninro	inro
3rd person plural	sinra	ninra	inra

References

Sommer, Bruce A. (2010). "An Elusive Verbal Suffix in Bantoanon" (PDF). In Billings, Loren; Goudswaard, Nelleke (eds.). Piakandatu ami: Dr. Howard P. McKaughan. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines. pp. 289–310.
"Bantoanon". Ethnologue. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
Gordon, M. Ruth; Kilgour, Heather J. (1986). Sociolinguistic Survey of Bantoanon. Studies in Philippine Linguistics, vol. 6, no. 2.
Zorc, David Paul (1977). The Bisayan Dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and Reconstruction. Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 44. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-C44. hdl:1885/146594. ISBN 0-85883-157-0.

Lobel, Jason William (July 8, 2002). "An Introduction to the Languages of Romblon". Sarokan News Magazine. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

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[1] Sommer, Bruce A. (2010). "An Elusive Verbal Suffix in Bantoanon" (PDF). In Billings, Loren; Goudswaard, Nelleke (eds.). Piakandatu ami: Dr. Howard P. McKaughan. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines. pp. 289–310.

[2] "Bantoanon". Ethnologue. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[SIL-3] Gordon, M. Ruth; Kilgour, Heather J. (1986). Sociolinguistic Survey of Bantoanon. Studies in Philippine Linguistics, vol. 6, no. 2.

[Zorc_1977-4] Zorc, David Paul (1977). The Bisayan Dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and Reconstruction. Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 44. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-C44. hdl:1885/146594. ISBN 0-85883-157-0.