Batak

An endangered language
is a language that faces
the imminent threat of
disappearing, predicted to
no longer serve as the

ENDANGERED LANGUAGE mode of communication

for a particular cultural or
social community (Oxford
WHAT IS BATAK? Encyclopedia 2015)
Batak is an unrecognized and endangered

A.K.A
indigenous language in the Philippines, used
by the Batak people of Palawan. Batak falls
under the Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
language category. While direct proof is
Tinitianes,
limited, it is believed that this language is Palawan
primarily spoken by adults as their first Batak, Battak
language (Ethnologue n.d.).

Other languages
COMMUNITIES:
used by the Kuyonon
Babuyan
community Tagalog Maoyon
Southern Tagbanwa Tanabag
Central Tagbanwa Tarabanan
Agutaynen Definitely Langogan
Endangered
Tagnipa
Kagayanen
Caramay
Palawan, Buayan
Philippines Roxas

360
speakers left
Batak language is used in at
least nine small communities in
central and northern Palawan
Island, none consisting of more
Threatened by: than a hundred members.
Palawano and Tagbanwa languages

The extinction of a language without documentation, carrying its

WHY oral literature, tradition, and history into oblivion, diminishes the
community.

SHOULD
If the language is not passed on to the next generation, the
knowledge embedded in it about the natural and cultural world
usually goes untransmitted.
WE Language loss is frequently perceived as a social identity crisis,
impacting our psychological, social, and physical well-being, as
our native language is intricately linked to our values, self-image,
CARE? (ELP) identity, relationships, and, ultimately, success in life.
SUBMITTED BY: MARY GENEVIEVE VASQUEZ
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