ARTA: a language of Philippines

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: ATZ

ISO 639-2: phi

Population 16 or 17 speakers, including 12 in Villa Santiago, 1 in Villa Gracia, 3 or 4 in Nagtipunan (1992 L. Reid). 
Region Quirino Province, town of Aglipay, Villa Santiago and Villa Gracia, and town of Nagtipunan.
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Philippine, Northern Luzon, Arta.
Comments Not linguistically close to any other language (Lawrence Reid). Other families are intermarried with Ilocano speakers or are bilingual in Casiguran Dumagat Agta. Negrito. Three families speak Arta in the home.

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