Ata language (Negros)
Philippine Negrito language
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Ata is a nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoken in Negros Island in the Visayas region of the Philippines.
NativetoPhilippines
RegionNegros Island
Native speakers
1–2 (2021)[citation needed]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Central Philippine
- (unclassified)
- Ata
- (unclassified)
- Central Philippine
- Philippine
| Ata | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island |
Native speakers | 1–2 (2021)[citation needed] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | atm |
| Glottolog | ataa1240 |
| ELP | Ata |
As of 2013, Ata was reportedly spoken by no more than three or four elderly individuals in northern Negros Island, Philippines,[1] although two of those died in 2021.[citation needed]
