Kankanay, Northern

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Sagada Igorot, Western Bontoc
Population

70,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

Luzon, west Mountain and southeast Ilocos Sur provinces.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Kankanay
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 65%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%–70%. Grammar. NT: 1984.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kankanay, Northern
Writing
Latin script.