Ayta, Mag-Indi

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
blx
Alternate Names
Ayta, Indi, Indi Ayta, Mag-Indi Sambal
Autonym
Ayta Mag-Indi
User Population

5,000 (1998 SIL), increasing.

Location

Central Luzon region: Pampanga province, barrios in Floridablanca and Porac; Zambales province, San Marcelino.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Luzon, Sambalic
Dialects

None known. 46% comprehension of Botolan Sambal [sbl], 50% of Ambala Ayta [abc], 59% of Kapampangan [pam], 32% of Mag-antsi Ayta [sgb]. Lexical similarity: 75% with Botolan Sambal [sbl], 38% with Filipino [fil], 83% with Mag-Anchi [sgb], 71% with Ayta Abellen [abp], 51% with Kapampangan [pam].

Language Use

Stable. Home, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Filipino [fil]. Many also use Kapampangan [pam].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. Taught in many primary schools in grades 1–3. Literature. NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ayta, Mag-Indi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].