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Batanic languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Batanic languages are a dialect cluster of the Austronesian language family. They are spoken on Babuyan Island just north of Luzon, on three of the Batanes Islands between the Philippines and Taiwan, and on Orchid Island off southern Taiwan.

Facts
Region
Babuyan Island, three of the Batanes Islands, and Orchid Island (Taiwan) 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Batanic has been reconstructed (Yang 2002) 1
Sources
1. Batanic languages - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, first paragraph
    They are spoken on Babuyan Island, just north of Luzon; three of the Batanes Islands, between the Philippines and Taiwan; and on Orchid Island of southern Taiwan.
  • Section: Classification
    Proto-Batanic has been reconstructed by Yang (2002).
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