Masbatenyo

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
msb
Alternate Names
Masbateño, Minasbate
Autonym
Masbatenyo
User Population

724,000, all users. L1 users: 474,000 (2005 UNSD), increasing. L2 users: 250,000 (2002 SIL). 50,000 monolinguals. Mostly children. Ethnic population: 678,000 (2010 census).

Location

Bicol region: Masbate province, 3 islands.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Masbate Province (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Peripheral
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Capiznon [cps], 76% with Hiligaynon [hil].

Language Use

Home, market, work. Used by all. Used as L2 by Southern Sorsoganon [srv].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 65%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught as subject in primary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Masbatenyo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.