Asi language

Asi
Spoken in	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Total speakers	65,000
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Visayan Asi
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	–
ISO 639-3	bno
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The Asi language is a Visayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon and Onhan languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The language is also known as Bantoanon, Calatravanhon, Odionganon, Sibalenhon, Simaranhon, and Bisaya.

Specifically, it is spoken on the following islands within Romblon:

• Tablas: the municipalities of Odiongan and Calatrava, situated respectively on the western and northern parts of the island.
• Banton: the island's sole municipality of Banton.
• Simara: the island's sole municipality of Corcuera.
• Maestre de Campo (also known as Sibale): the island's sole municipality of Concepcion.

Sounds

Asi has sixteen consonants: p, t, k, b, d, g, m, n, ng, s, h, w, l, r and y. There are four vowels: a, i/e, and u/o. The vowels i and e are allophones, with i always being used when it is the beginning and sometimes end of a syllable, and e always used when it ends a syllable.The vowels u and o are allophones, with u always being used when it is the beginning and sometimes end of a syllable, and o always used when it ends a syllable. This is one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.

Grammar

Pronouns

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