Talk:Tao language
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I am not in favor of calling the language "Tao". The word means "person" or "people", which is also used in the Philippines. Batan languages and other northern Philippine languages have a characteristic prefix "i-" meaning "person from" or "native of", e.g., Ivatan, Ivuhos, Itbayat, Iluko, Ifugao, etc.
Some call it "Yami" which is really "Ihami". "Yami" is an anglicized corruption. I suggest that the spelling "Ihami" be used instead of "Yami".
