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Ata language (Negros) 
Summary
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 |
As of 2013, Ata was reportedly spoken by no more than three or four elderly individuals in northern Negros Island, Philippines,[1] although two of those died in 2021.
Notes edit
- ^ a b Lobel (2013), p. 85
References edit
- Lobel, Jason William (2013). Philippine and North Bornean Languages: Issues in Description, Subgrouping, and Reconstruction (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). University of Hawaii at Manoa.