Bontok, Northern

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ISO 639-3
rbk
Alternate Names
Bontoc, Bontoc, Central, Bontoc, Northern
Population

9,700 (2007 census).

Location

Luzon, northern Mountain Province, Sadanga municipality, Anabel, Bekigan, Belwang, Betwagan, Demang, Sacasacan, Saclit, and the municipal center, Sadanga Poblacion.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Bontok
Dialects

Similar to Central Bontok [lbk], Eastern Bontok [ebk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk], and Southern Bontok [obk].

Language Use

Mostly older speakers. Also use Ilocano [ilo] or Central Bontok [lbk]. Young, educated people also use either Ilocano or Tagalog [tgl].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bontok, Northern
Other Comments

Various Sadanga municipality residents do not identify their language as Bontok. They identify with their community dialect, and label it distinctively.