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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Language (R) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rana Tharu is a language spoken in Nepal.
		Ratagnon is a language spoken in the Philippines.
		Rusyn is a Slavic language spoken in Ukraine and Slovakia.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /WR.HTM (1078 words)

	Encyclopedia: Language revival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Language death is the process by which a language ceases to be used by the people who formerly spoke it.
		In Europe, in the 19th and early 20th century, the use of both local and learned languages declined as the central governments of the different states imposed their vernacular language as the standard throughout education and official use (this was the case in France, Spain and Italy).
		A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Language-revival (1321 words)

	From Adasen to Yogad ... - Aug. 19, 2003
		ADASEN is spoken in northwestern Abra province while Yogad is a language used in Echague town in the northeastern province of Isabela.
		Younger Kiniray-a use less of their language because Ilonggo is perceived as a prestige language, associated with the more developed cities of Iloilo and Bacolod.
		Similar situations exist for other languages -- younger Ibanag in the northeastern province of Cagayan, for example, are losing knowledge of their language as they shift to Ilocano, Tagalog and English.
	www.inq7.net /opi/2003/aug/19/text/opi_mltan-1-p.htm (1060 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cuyonon language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Cuyonon language is also spoken along the Palawan coast and it is similar to Ratagnon.
		The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia.
		Categories: Language stubs ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cuyonon-language (339 words)

	Visayan languages
		The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family.
		The most well-known Visayan language is Cebuano, spoken by 18 million people as a native language in central and south Visayas and northern Mindanao.
		Two other well-known Visayan languages are Hiligaynon, spoken by 7 million in western Visayas and Waray-Waray spoken by 3 million in eastern Visayas.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Visayan_language (349 words)

	Visayan languages - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Visayan languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most Visayan languages are spoken in the Visayas region but they are also spoken in the Bicol Region (particularly in Sorsogon and Masbate), islands south of Luzon such as those that make up Romblon, the northern and western areas of Mindanao, and the province of Sulu located southwest of Mindanao.
		This means that two separate Visayan languages may be called Bisaya by their respective speakers despite their languages being mutually unintelligible.
		While their language is technically Visayan, they view the term Bisaya as a religious term referring to Christian Filipinos.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Visayan-languages.html (392 words)

	Mangyan
		A seventh group, the Ratagnon (sometimes called "Latagnon" or "Datagnon"), is said to be non-indigenous to Mindoro because they speak Cuyunon, a Visayan language.
		To the north lie the Buhid, and to the southwest the Ratagnon.
		Some Ratagnon males still wear the traditional loincloth, and the women wear a wraparound cotton cloth from the waistline to the knees.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /mangyan_frame.html (3500 words)

	Mangyan Heritage Center * Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ratagnon are found in the southernmost part of the municipality of Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro.
		The language spoken by the Ratagnon is similar to the Cuyunon language, a Visayan language spoken by the inhabitants of Cuyo Island in Northern Palawan.
		The Ratagnon women wear a wrap-around cotton cloth from the waistline to the knees and some of the males still wear the traditional g-string.
	www.mangyan.org /tribal (1618 words)

	Ethnologue: Philippines
		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Philippine, Northern Luzon, Alta. A distinct language from Northern Alta (34% lexical similarity).
		Distinct from Ata Manobo or the Atta languages.
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	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/Phil.html (5714 words)

	List of languages - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ethnologue lists about 6,800 main languages in its language name index (seethe external link) and distinguishes about 41,000 alternate language names and dialects.
		This list deals with particular languages, and includes only naturallanguages spoken or signed by humans.
		See List of spoken and sign languages beginning with the letter Zfor about 50 more.
	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=List_of_languages (109 words)

	Languagelinks.org \| The Languages of the Philippines
		Eight languages with the most number of native speakers are considered major languages.
		The Northern Luzon subgroup is composed of Southern Cordilleran, Ilokano, and South-Central Cordilleran; The second subgroup is composed of Bashic, Central Luzon, and Norhtern Minodoro languages.
		The languages in this group are: : Aklanon, Calayunen, Cuyonon, Malaynon, Kinaray-a, Ratagnon; Looknon, Ati, Romblomanon, Sorsogon Gubat, Sorsogon Bicol, Waray; Capiznon, Hiligaynon, Masbatenyo, Porohanon; Surigaonon, Butuanon, Tausug; Cebuano; Bantoanon; Mabinay Ata, Negros Oriental, Ayta (Sorsogon), Ayta (Tayabas), Karolanos (gitnang Negros), Magahat (Southwestern Negros), and Sulod (Tapaz, Capiz).
	www.languagelinks.org /onlinepapers/fil_lang.html (570 words)

	Articles - Visayan languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Visayan language with the most number of speakers is Cebuano, spoken by 18 million people as a native language in Central Visayas, northern and eastern parts of Mindanao.
		This is misleading or may lead to confusion as different languages may be called Bisaya by their respective speakers despite their languages being mutually unintelligible.
		However, languages that are classified within the Visayan language family but spoken natively in places outside of the Visayas do not use the self-reference Bisaya or Binisaya.
	www.worldmapa.com /articles/Visayan (469 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ratagnon language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro island, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs.
		Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth).
		Categories: Austronesian language stubs ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ratagnon-language (376 words)

	The Mangyans in Mindoro
		The Ratagnon who are sometimes called the Latagnon or Datagnon occupy the southernmost tip of the Mindoro Island facing the Sulu Sea.
		A typical Ratagnon house is made of indigenous materials - mostly of wood, bamboo, and nipa.
		Some of the male members of the Ratagnon community still wear their traditional dress which consists of a loincloth as a lower garment.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/aye/mangyan.html (2581 words)

	Cuyo Island
		In 1990, a population of 15,175 (1990 Census Population by NSO) was spread over the 50-sqkm Cuyo Island, which is defined by a rocky terrain with numerous hills, three of these hills are Aguado in Igabas Kayamamis in Lucbuan and Bonbon in Rizal.
		The Cuyunon language is accentuated by the peppet sound (the stress combined with the terminal glottal stop) and contains monosyllabic word forms like.
		This is an all male outfit with a clown and an band of drums and tipanos (Flutes).
	ca.geocities.com /cuyo_island (685 words)

	Cultural Heritage - Tribes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Bangons have their own culture, language and writing system that is different from the other seven major Mangyan tribes in Oriental Mindoro.
		Like the Bangons, the Ratagnons have a unique language that is similar to the Cuyunon dialect that is spoken by the people who live in Cuyo Island in the northern part of Palawan.
		The Ratagnon women wear a wrap-around cotton cloth from the waistline to the knees.
	www.globalpinoy.com /ch/ch_tribes_sub.php?name=Mangyan (1267 words)

	Bantoanon Language
		This language, also spoken in the municipalities of Concepcion (Sibale), Corcuera (Simara), Calatrava and Odiongan, is classified under the same level as Cebuano, one of the major Philippine Languages, in the Austronesian hierarchy of languages.
		Currently, efforts are being exerted so that the Bantoanon Language will finally be considered as one of the literary languages of the Philippines given its wealth of oral and written literature.
		While they love their language, they are fluent in Filipino and are pretty good in understanding and speaking English.
	www.yagting.com /bantonvol01/language.asp (173 words)

	Ang Bisaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The language is the second-most spoken language in the Philippines after Tagalog.
		For instance, in the eighties, after an attempt by the Central Government to enforce the use of Tagalog as the language of instruction in all public schools, the governor of Cebu initiated the singing of the Philippine national anthem in Cebuano rather that in Pilipino (Tagalog) in the island province of Cebu.
		Cebuano is the native language of more regions than Tagalog, being the language with the most native speakers in Region VII (Central Visayas), Region IX (Western Mindanao), Region X (Northern Mindanao), Region XI (Davao Region), Caraga Region, and Region XII (Southern Mindanao).
	www.bisaya.net (975 words)

	Ethnic Minority Groups In The South
		Their main livelihood is from the sea but due to inevitable migration of local and foreign settlers most of them moved to the inner districts of Mindoro.
		Ancient poems called Ambahan are etched on bamboo tubes in an indict script language that differs from what they use normally.
		Both the Tagbanuas and the Bataks developed their own written language like the Mangyans of Mindoros that are inscribed mostly on bamboo tubes.
	www.camperspoint.com /article.php3?id_article=207 (762 words)

	Ratagnon language
		Ratagnon or (Latagnon or Datagnon) is one of the eight indigenous groups of Mangyan in the southernmost tip of Occidental Mindoro and the Mindoro Islands along the Sulu Sea.
		This page was last modified 11:05, 15 Dec 2004.
		The article about Ratagnon language contains information related to Ratagnon language.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ratagnon_language (73 words)

	Visayan languages -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with (A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila) Tagalog and (Click link for more info and facts about Bikol) Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family.
		Asi - spoken in towns on (Click link for more info and facts about Tablas Island) Tablas Island as well as the islands of Banton, Simara, and Maestro de Campo in (Click link for more info and facts about Romblon) Romblon province..
		Central Visayan - includes Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, Romblomanon, Capiznon, Masbatenyo, Porohanon, the Bisakol languages of (Click link for more info and facts about Sorsogon) Sorsogon and (Click link for more info and facts about Northern_Samar) Northern_Samar, and others.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Visayan_languages.htm (333 words)

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	Cuyonon language
		Cuyonon or (Cuyonen, Cuyono, Cuyunon, Cuyo, Kuyunon, Kuyonon) is the dialect and people, believed to be of Malay origin, of Cuyo Island, Palawan in the Philippines.
		The Cuyonon dialect is also spoken along the Palawan coast and it is similar to Ratagnon.
		This page was last modified 11:04, 15 Dec 2004.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Cuyonon_language (86 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		Ratagnon or (Latagnon or Datagnon) is one of the eight indigenous groups of Mangyan in the southernmost tip of Occidental Mindoro and the Mindoro Mindoro Islands along the Sulu Sea.
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	www.mauspfeil.net /Ratagnon_language.html (102 words)

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		The seven languages in this group are classified into (a) Abaknon; (b) Yakan; and (c) Sulu-Borneo which includes Jama Mapun, Pangutaran Sama, Sama Balangingi, Siasi Sama, Sibutu.
		It does not belong to the Austronesian family of languages.
		A Guisde to the World’s Languages (Volume 1: Classification).
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Field/4260/fil_lang.html (601 words)

	Living Spoken Languages of the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		A major factor in the establishment of acceptance of English in the Philippines is unquestionably related to the actual or perceived need for a lingua franca – a common language that could both link the people of the Philippines to each other and link the Philippines to the rest of the world.
		For many reasons, most of which are a result of colonial opportunism and economic necessity, English evolved largely to fulfill this function.
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