Asi language

language
name=Asi
familycolor=Austronesian
states=Philippines
region=Western Visayas
speakers=65,000
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
fam3=Borneo-Philippines
fam4=Central Philippine
fam5=Visayan|
iso3=bnoThe 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.

ounds

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 IPA| [ɾ] - [d] allophone.

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