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Masbatenyo

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: msb

Population	350,000 (2002 SIL), increasing. 50,000 monolinguals mostly children. Ethnic population: 700,000.
Region	Masbate Province, 3 islands.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 80
Alternate names	Masbateño, Minasbate
Dialects	Related to Hiligaynon [hil] and Capiznon [cps]. Lexical similarity: 79% with Capiznon [cps], 76% with Hiligaynon [hil].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Peripheral
Language use	Trade language. 250,000 L2 speakers (2002 SIL). Home, market, work. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 65%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; fishermen. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LEE, Celeste Chia Yen, author. 2006. "Clitic pronouns in Masbatenyo."  

LEE, Celeste Chia-Yen, author. 2008. "Clitic pronouns in Masbatenyo."

WOLFENDEN, Elmer, author. 1984. "Verb aspect in Masbateno discourse."

WOLFENDEN, Elmer, compiler. 2001. A Masbatenyo-English dictionary.

Vernacular Publications

An giya sa maayo na kalawasan sa panimalay. 1994.

Magbasa kita san Masbatenyo: primiro, ikadoha, ikatolo. 1979.