Ga’dang

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Baliwon, Gaddang, Ginabwal

Population

6,000 (2002 SIL). Very few monolinguals.

Location

Luzon, Mountain Province, Paracelis; Ifugao Province, Potia.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Related to Gaddang [gad], Itawit [itv], Yogad [yog], Ibanag [ibg], and Isnag [isd]. Lexical similarity: 80% with Gaddang [gad].

Language Use

Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 60%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%–80%. NT: 2000.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.