Английская Википедия:Botolan language
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Botolan is a Sambalic language spoken by 32,867 (SIL 2000) Sambal, primarily in the Zambal municipalities of Botolan and Cabangan in the Philippines. Language status is 5 (developing). [1]
Varieties
The Ayta people of sitio Villar, Botolan, and sitio Kakilingan, Santa Fe, Cabangan also speak a Botolan dialect with some unique lexical items.[2]
Ethnologue reports Ayta Hambali (Hambali Botolan), Sambali Botolan as dialects of Sambal Botolan. Among themselves, Ayta Hambali reportedly use some words that are similar to Ayta, Mag-Anchi. [1]
Phonology
Botolan has 20 phonemes: 16 consonants and four vowels. Syllable structure is relatively simple. Each syllable contains at least a consonant and a vowel.Шаблон:Citation needed
Vowels
Botolan has four vowels. They are:
- /a/ an open front unrounded vowel similar to English father
- /e/ a close-mid front unrounded vowel similar to German Шаблон:Lang
- /i/ a close front unrounded vowel similar to English machine
- /u/ (written as ‘o’) a close back unrounded vowel similar to English flute
There are five main diphthongs: Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA, /ij/, and Шаблон:IPA.
Consonants
Below is a chart of Botolan consonants. All the stops are unaspirated. The velar nasal occurs in all positions including at the beginning of a word.
Note: Consonants Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA can sometimes interchange as they were once allophones.
Stress
Stress is phonemic in Botolan. Word stress is very important; it differentiates homonyms, e.g. Шаблон:Lang ('I') and Шаблон:Lang ('elbow').
Historical sound changes
Many words pronounced with Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA in Tagalog have Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA, respectively, in their cognates in Botolan. Compare Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Lang with the Tagalog Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Lang.
Sample texts
The Lord's Prayer
Version from Matthew
Philippine national proverb
Below is a translation in Botolan of the Philippine national proverb[3] "He who does not acknowledge his beginnings will not reach his destination," followed by the original in Tagalog.
- Botolan: Шаблон:Lang
- Tagalog: Шаблон:Lang
See also
References
External links
- Grammar sketch of Botolan found on Carl Rubino's homepage
- Sample recordings from the GRN Network, in Botolan
- Hay Halita nin Diyos, Bible verses in Botolan
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