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Ayta, Mag-Indi

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: blx

Population	5,000 (1998 SIL), increasing.
Region	Luzon, Pampanga Province, barrios and communities in Florida Blanca and Porac; Zambales, San Marcelino.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 43
Alternate names	Baloga, Indi Ayta, Mag-Indi Sambal
Dialects	46% comprehension of Botolan Sambal [sbl], 50% of Ambala Ayta [abc], 59% of Pampangan [pam], 32% of Mag-Anchi Ayta [sgb]. Lexical similarity: 66%–73% with Botolan Sambal, 44% with Filipino [fil], 73%–81% with Mag-Anchi Ayta [blx].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Central Luzon, Sambalic
Language use	Home, community. All ages. Positive language attitide.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 10%. Bible portions: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GREEN, Joanne, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1990-01-10. Phonological considerations in Ayta Mag-Indi.

STONE, Roger, author. 2006. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."  

STONE, Roger, author. 2008. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."

Vernacular Publications

Paggamit sa apat a pagsabi (The use of four languages); Ayta mag-indi, Kapampangan, Tagalog, English. 2002.

Paggamit sa apat a pagsabi. 1991.  

Si Pag-ung buy si Bakulaw. 1992.