Paranan
A language of Philippines
ISO 639-3: agp
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.
| Population | 16,700 (2007 SIL). 15,000 Lowland Paranan. |
| Region | East coast, Isabela Province, Luzon; surrounded by hills. Isolated. |
| Language map |
Northern Philippines, reference number 27 |
| Alternate names | Palanenyo, Palanan |
| Dialects | Palanan Dumagat (Palanan Valley Agta, Palanan Valley Dumagat), Casiguran Dumagat. Intelligibility of Casiguran Dumagat Agta [dgc] dialect 76%, Palanan Dumagat intelligibility of Paranan Agta dialect 98%, of Casiguran Dumagat 94%. Lexical similarity: 85% with Palanan Dumagat, 87% with Casiguran Dumagat. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Northeastern Luzon, Northern |
| Language use | Positive attitude. Some also use Filipino [fil] or Ilocano [ilo]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75% (lowlanders), 1%–3% (Negritos). Literacy rate in L2: 75% (lowlanders), 1%–3% (Negritos). Taught in secondary schools. Bible portions: 1988. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Lowland. Negrito. |
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