The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguistic and cultural affinities with the Tao people of Orchid Island in Taiwan. [2] [3] [4]

2022年9月6日 · The Ivatan are the people who live in Batanes, a group of 10 islands in the northernmost part of the Philippine archipelago and the smallest province in the country, with most of its estimated area of 20,930 hectares being mountainous.

The Ivatan/Itbayat are the groups inhabiting the two island groups in extreme northern Luzon which lie in the typhoon belt: the Batanes-Babuyan groups. Only the larger islands are habitable and even the larger ones with an estimated area of 21,000 hectares are largely rugged terrain.

2018年11月14日 · Ivatans are typically shy at first but once you engage them in the conversations, they can relate with you well. They are gentle and respectful.

The Ivatan language, also known as Chirin nu Ivatan ("language of the Ivatan people"), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines. Although the islands are closer to Taiwan than to Luzon, it is not one of the Formosan languages .

2021年9月12日 · The image below is Batanes’ oldest Ivatan house, known as the “House of Dakay,” built last 1887. It is the only Ivatan house that remained after an intense earthquake occurred on September 13, 1918. Image Credit: Wanderlass. Ivatan Houses have distinct purposes, however, their structure and materials are all the same.

Together with the Itbayat, the Ivatan inhabit the the Batanes-Babuyan groups, two island groups in extreme northern Luzon which lie in the typhoon belt. Only the larger islands are habitable and even these consist of mostly rugged terrain.