Antsi language

Antsi
Mag-antsi
Native to	Philippines
Region	Zambales,Tarlac,Mabalacat,Angeles City
Native speakers	4,200 (2005)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Luzon Sambalic Antsi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sgb
Glottolog	maga1263

TheAntsi(Anchi) language orMag-antsi(also Mag-Anchi Ayta) is aSambalic languagewith around 4,200 speakers.It is spoken within PhilippineAetacommunities in theZambalmunicipalitiesofBotolan,San Marcelino,andCastillejos;in theTarlaqueñomunicipalities ofCapasandBamban;inMabalacat, Pampanga;and inAngeles City.The use of the language is declining as its speakers are shifting toKapampanganorIlocano.The language ismutually intelligiblewithMag-Indi Ayta(77%) andAmbala Ayta(65%).

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k	ʔ
	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Fricative			s			h
Lateral			l
Rhotic			ɾ
Approximant		w		j

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

See also

• Languages of the Philippines

Further reading

• Kitano, Hiroaki; Pangilinan, Michael Raymon Manaloto (2003). "Overview of Aita Mag-Anchi in Central Luzon, Philippines: A Preliminary Grammatical Analysis".Descriptive Theoretical Studies in Minority Languages of East and Southeast Asia 3.Tokyo: ELPR. pp. 169–223.hdl:10108/75449.
• Storck, Margaret; Storck, Kurt (2005).Ayta Mag-Antsi–English Dictionary.Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Philippines.

External links

• Online Ayta Mag-antsi-English dictionary hosted by SIL
• Sample recordings from the GRN Network