Ata language (Negros)
Ata is a nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoken in Negros Island in the Visayas region of the Philippines.
| Ata | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island |
| Extinct | (3–4 elderly speakers reported in 2013)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | atm |
| Glottolog | ataa1240 |
| ELP | Ata[2] |
Ata is spoken by no more than 3 or 4 elderly individuals around Mabinay and Bais City, Negros Island, Philippines (Lobel 2013:85).[1]
References
- Lobel, Jason William (2013). Philippine and North Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction (PDF) (Ph.D. dissertation thesis). Manoa: University of Hawaii at Manoa.
- Endangered Languages Project data for Ata.
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