Linguist Otto Scheerer offers a comprehensive analysis of the Batan dialect and its place within the broader context of Philippine languages in this groundbreaking work of linguistic scholarship. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and archival research, Scheerer provides a detailed description of the Batan language, its grammar and syntax, and its unique features. This important work sheds light on the diversity and complexity of Philippine languages and offers valuable insights into the study of linguistics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.