Asi language

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Asi
Spoken in:	Philippines
Region:	Western Visayas
Total speakers:	65,000
Language family:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Borneo-Philippines 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Grammar

[edit] Pronouns

	Absolutive	Ergative	Oblique
1st person singular	akó	nako, ko	akò
2nd person singular	ikaw, ka	nimo, mo	imo
3rd person singular	sida	nida	ida
1st person plural inclusive	kita	nato	ato
1st person plural exclusive	kami	namo	amo
2nd person plural	kamo	ninro	inro
3rd person plural	sinra	ninra	inra