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The mother tongue of the Ivatans is the Chirin nu Ibatan but is commonly known as Ivatan. A distinct Austronesian language, the Ivatan has two dialects including Basco, the Itbayáten, [12] and possibly Tao. [8] The Ivatans widely speak and understand the Ilocano (lingua franca of northern Luzon), Tagalog, and English languages. [4]
Based on oral history and tradition, pre-Hispanic Ivatans were divided into small clans that lived not far from the sea. During clan wars, those attacked climbed for safety to the tops of the ijangs where they defended themselves by throwing stones at the enemy below.
Poverty incidence of Batanes 10 20 30 40 2000 6.94 2003 9.00 2006 16.56 2009 14.40 2012 33.33 2015 13.68 2018 9.56 2021 2.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority About 75% of the Ivatans are farmers and fishermen. The rest are employed in the government and services sector. Garlic and cattle are major cash crops. Ivatans plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique ...
In 1782, Governor-General José Basco y Vargas sent an expedition to Batanes island, formally subjecting the Ivatan people under the Spanish King.Spanish authority was established on June 26, 1783 in Batanes island, with Joseph Huelva y Melgarejo appointed as the first governor.
Ivatan is especially characterized by its words, which mostly have the letter v, as in vakul, Ivatan, and valuga.While related to the Northern Philippine group of languages, Ivatan, having been isolated, is most close to the two other members of the Bashiic sub-group of languages, Yami (Tao) and Itbayat, neither of which is indigenous to Luzon.
Poverty Incidence of Uyugan 5 10 15 20 25 30 2000 28.93 2003 14.61 2006 6.00 2009 8.08 2012 18.13 2015 19.48 2018 13.24 2021 5.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The Uyugan economy is mainly agriculture and fishing. Farming in Uyugan began long before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Ivatans loved the land and cultivated many plants for food. Isantonino farmers started with root crops ...
Mount Iraya is a sacred mountain for the Ivatan people. There are two contrasting tales regarding the mountain, the first tale states that the mountain is a mother overlooking her children (the Ivatans) for their protection, [3] while the second tale states that if a ring of clouds appear on top of the mountain, Iraya is notifying the people for preparation due to an inevitable death of an ...
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