Mariveleño language

Mariveleño (also known as Magbikin,^[3] Bataan Ayta, or Magbukun Ayta) is a Sambalic language. It has around 500 speakers (Wurm 2000) and is spoken within an Aeta community in Mariveles in the Philippines.

Mariveleño
Bataan Ayta, Magbukun Ayta
Native to	Philippines
Region	Mariveles
Ethnicity	2,000 (2011)[1]
Native speakers	1,000 (2011)[2]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Luzon Sambalic Mariveleño
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ayt
Glottolog	bata1297
ELP	Bataan Ayta

Geographic distribution

Reid (1994)^[3] reports the following Magbikin locations.

• Kanáwon, Morong, Bataan
• Bayanbayanan, Magbikin, Mariveles, Bataan

Himes (2012: 491)^[4] also collected Magbukun data from the two locations of:

• Biaan, Mariveles, Bataan
• Canawan, Morong, Bataan

Cabanding (2014), citing Neil (2012), reports the following Magbukon locations in Bataan Province.

• Dangcol, Balanga, Bataan
• Kinaragan, Limay, Bataan
• Kanawan, Morong, Bataan
• Pita, Bayan-bayanan in Orion, Bataan
• Pag-asa, Orani, Bataan
• Ulingan, Matanglaw, and Magduhat (all in Bagac, Bataan)
• Sitio Luoban in Samal, Bataan
• Bangkal in Abucay, Bataan

See also

• Languages of the Philippines