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Ayta, Mag-Anchi

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: sgb

Population	8,200 (1992 SIL).
Region	Central Luzon, East side of Mt. Pinatubo, Botolan Sambal area, near Tarlac-Pampanga border, barrios in: Capas, Tarlac, Bamban, Tarlac, San Marcelino, Zambales, 2 of Castillejos, Zambales, 2 of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Sapang Bato, Angeles City.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 42
Alternate names	Mag-Anchi Sambal
Dialects	77% intelligibility with Mag-Indi Ayta [blx], 65% with Ambala Ayta [abc], 46% with Pampangan [pam]. Lexical similarity: 76% with Botolan Sambal [sbl], 50% with Filipino [fil], 46% with Pampangan.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Central Luzon, Sambalic
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	People scattered because of Mt. Pinatubo eruption.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JOHNSON, Allan, author. 2006. "Ayta Mag-anchi reduplication."  

MCFARLAND, Austina; QUIMBA, Mafe, compilers; LIEFFERS, Jean, editor. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

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

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

STORCK, Kurt; STORCK, Margaret, compilers. 2005. Ayta mag-antsi—English dictionary.

STORCK, Margaret, author. n.d.. Phonemic analysis of Ayta Mag-anchi.

YOUNG, Catherine, author. 2001. "The development of indigenized curricula."

Vernacular Publications

Biyay ni Kristyano (The life of Christian). 1992.

Mag-umpisa kitamoy nan mamasa. 1990.

Mamaha kitamina. 1993.

Mamasa kitamoy na. 1991.

Panhabiɨn kanan kapagkatupa mo. 1988.

Ya istoryan Aytan Pinatubo. 1995.

Ya luta tamo. 1994.