Wikijunior:Languages/Ivatan

What writing system(s) does this language use?
Ivatan and almost all of the languages in the Philippines are written using the Latin alphabet.

The Ivatan alphabet includes all of the same letters we use in English, along with 'Ñ' (enye), which the Filipinos borrowed from the Spanish, and 'Ng', a digraph already available as a single character in Baybayin.

How many people speak this language?
There are 33,000 native speakers of Ivatan language.

Where is this language spoken?
Ivatan is a Philippine language of Austronesian origins spoken in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.

What is the history of this language?
Ivatan is an Austronesian Language. It was thought that the Austronesian language came from Taiwan and migrated southwards through sailing. They first reached Batanes islands, by around 2200 BCE.

Who are some famous authors or poets in this language?
Ivatan language doesn't have any writers at all.

What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language?
Madahet i Mata Mo is an Ivatan folksong.