Atta, Pamplona

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Northern Cagayan Negrito

Population

1,000 (1998 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,000.

Location

Luzon, Northwest Cagayan Province.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Comprehension of Ibanag North [ibg] 97%, of Itawit [itv] 52%. Lexical similarity: 91% with Ibanag North, 63% with Ilocano [ilo], 69% with Itawit.

Language Use

Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. NT: 1996.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.