Name: Mae Ann G.

Dolar BSED- ENGLISH 1

Week 13 Assignment

1. Research on 3 Philippine languages and/ or dialects that are dying or considered to be

extinct. Enumerate and briefly describe them.

Latest study asserted that Philippines has 183 living spoken languages. The 96 percent of
which are indigenous, 11 considered dying and 28 of which considered in trouble. (Cruz, 2019)
To give a detailed information, some of the considered extinct languages are listed below.

1. Dicamay Agta
 It is an Aeta language of the Northern Philippines. It is considered extinct as it found
to have been losing speakers.
2. Katabangan (Katabaga) Language
 It is an extinct Aeta language spoken in the Bondoc Peninsula of Quezon Province. It
is said that it completely switched to Tagalog.
 Ata Language
 It is a nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoke in the Negros Island in the
Visayas Region of the Philippines. It is asserted that it is spoken by 3 or more elderly
individuals.

Reference
Cruz, M. R. (2019, August 19). Saving PH diverse languages from extinction. Retrieved April 30, 2022, from
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1155014/saving-ph-diverse-languages-from-extinction

2. Use dialogues and/ or conversations to show the relationship of language and the following
factors: Gender, Social Class, Ethnicity, and Power.

1. Gender
Ann: Ahmm…Lexy may I talk to you privately for a while?
Lexy: Yeah, sure!
Ann: Honestly, I just want to say sorry if I hurt your feelings earlier with my words. Promise! I
didn’t totally mean it, it just that I expressed it in a wrong-
Lexy: Its okay Ann. Not a problem at all.
Ann: Still, I just want to apologize for it, you know I’m not comfortable if someone mad at me. I’m
really sorry for that!
 Lexy: Don’t mind it! I understand it anyway.
Ann: oh! Thank you!
- Women love to have long and detailed conversation which is opposite to men where they are
direct and prefer to make conversation short.
2. Social Class
Candidly speaking, you have been too far!
You almost spoke for more than minutes, yet I don’t understand what your point is!
You have some words that I don’t understand.
Did you forget that I’m not good in Filipino language?
Oh bro! I’m still novice at that!
You know I’m much better in understanding in English language!
3. Ethnicity
Rio: Oh! What a beautiful night to behold! The Luna is so perfect, isn’t it?
Mae: What do you mean by Luna? Is it some sort of things flying in the sky?
Rio: Oh sorry! I forgot that you are a Filipino. Luna in Spanish means moon.
Mae: Really? In our language, moon is called “buwan”, that’s why I got curious.
Rio: Now you know that it’s called Luna in Spanish huh?
4. Power
Secretary: I suggest sir that it is better to increase the salary of your employees so that they will not
start a commotion about-
Boss: How dare you to teach me what I am going to do? I’m the boss here, I know what’s good for
my company better than you! My words, your rules, and that should be followed!!
Understood?
Secretary: Yes sir! My sincere apology.