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Agta, Central Cagayan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: agt

Population	780 (2000). Ethnic population: 820.
Region	Northeast Luzon.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 11
Alternate names	Labin Agta
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic, Gaddangic
Language use	All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Ilocano [ilo] or Filipino [fil].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 6%. Literacy rate in L2: 6%. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Negrito. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Healey, Alan, editor. 1958. Studies in Philippine linguistics by members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Pacific branch).

Healey, Phyllis M. 1958. "An Agta conversational text."

Healey, Phyllis M. 1958. An Agta grammar.

Healey, Phyllis M. 1960. An Agta grammar.

Lieffers, Jean, editor; Austina McFarland and Mafe Quimba, compilers. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

Mayfield, Roy, compiler. 1987. Central Cagayan Agta texts.

Mayfield, Roy. 1972. "Agta sentence structure."

Mayfield, Roy. 1983. "Some features of hortatory discourse in Central Cagayan Agta."  

Oates, William J. and Lynette F. Oates, compilers. 1955. A vocabulary of Central Cagayan Negrito.

Oates, William J. and Lynette F. Oates. 1958. "The phonemes of Central Cagayan Negrito."

Vernacular Publications

Adālān tām ya tākwān na agsitang. 1993.

Agbasan na Agta, lebhu 1-2. 1965.

Bida na Agta ikid na kādwān tolay ta paglelehut en. 1980.

Magbāsa kitām. 1978.

Magsurāt kitām. 1979.

Uhohug na Agta I. 1959.

Uhohug na Agta II. 1960.

Ya bākbākat ikid na bāhuy na. 1979.

Ya bida ni Dyāni hukal na āpel. 1981.

Ya dalan: Ya surat ni Hwan Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress, naalit ta uhohug na Agta. 1987.

Ya lebru malogon mabāsa 2. 1980.

Ya mayor na āgbāsān na Agta. 1978.

Ya paglelehut tām. 1980.

Ya tinurak na Agta kiden nagbasa 1979, Padungsul, Gattaran. 1979.