Abenlen Ayta
Abenlen Ayta is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Abellen, Abenlen, Aburlin, or Ayta Abellen, is a Sambalic language. It has about 4,400 speakers and is spoken in a few Aeta communities in Tarlac province, Philippines. Ayta Abellen itself is part of the Sambalic language family in the Philippines and is closely related to not only the five other Ayta dialects but also the Botolan dialect of Sambal. Ethnologue reports 45 monolinguists.
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Words in Abenlen Ayta
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | babai | |
| eye | mata | |
| ear | tuli* | |
| nose | baloNo* | |
| tooth | nipin* | |
| tongue | dila* | |
| hand | gamet* | |
| water | lanom | |
| fire | apoy* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | bituin* | |
| stone | bato* | |
| tree | kayo* | |
| night | yabi* | |
| dog | aho* | |
| one | miha* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | hiko* | |
| you | kayo* | |
| we | hitamo* | |
| drink | minom* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Grammar
- YindjilandjiPama-Nyungan88% alike
- Inland-Buhi-Daraga BikolAustronesian88% alike
- Central TagbanwaAustronesian86% alike
- BolinaoAustronesian86% alike
- TwanaSalishan86% alike
- Tinà SambalAustronesian85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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