Kalinga, Butbut

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
kyb
Alternate Names
Butbut
Population

15,000 (2008), increasing. 1,000 monolinguals.

Location

Northern Luzon, Kalinga Province, Cordillera Region, Tinglayan and Butbut; Buscalan, Bugnay, Loccong, and Ngibat; Tabuk city, Lucnang, Pakak, Kataw, and Dinongsay; Rizal Province, Annenang, Malapiat, Andaraya, and Bua.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Kalinga
Dialects

72% intelligibility of Limos Kalinga [kmk]; 44% of Ilocano [ilo]; 70% of Guinaang [knb], 47% of Tanudan [kml], 74% of Bangad (Southern) Kalinga [ksc]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Southern Kalinga, 78% with Guinaang and Tanudan.

Typology

VSO; prepositions; genitives before noun heads; articles normally before adjectives, numerals, and noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 3 maximum suffixes; word order distinguishes subjects, objects and indirect objects, given and new information, topic and comment; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC; nontonal

Language Use

Home, community, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. L2 acquired through school, travel and media, and is used in church.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 98%. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kalinga, Butbut
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.