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Atta, Pamplona

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3att

Population  1,000 (1998 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,000.
Region  Luzon, Northwest Cagayan Province.
Language map  Northern Philippines, reference number 8
Alternate names   Northern Cagayan Negrito
Dialects  Comprehension of Ibanag North [ibg] 97%, of Itawit [itv] 52%. Lexical similarity: 91% with Ibanag North; 63% with Ilocano [ilo]; 69% with Itawit.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic
Language use  Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. NT: 1996.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LONGACRE, Robert E., editor. 1971. Philippine discourse and paragraph studies in memory of Betty McLachlin.

LUSTED, Ruth; REID, Lawrence A.; WHITTLE, Claudia, authors. 1964. "The use of matrix technique in an analysis of Atta personal pronouns."

LUSTED, Ruth; WHITTLE, Claudia, authors. 1963. "Interaction of [coexistent] phonemic systems in Atta (Northern Cagayan Negrito)."

WHITTLE, Claudia, author. 1971. "Atta discourse and paragraph structure."

Vernacular Publications

Bibbiram mu. 1971.  Available online

Bunnakè. 1970.  Available online

Magistoriá ittam. 1970.  Available online

Nu makatì gákom, anni akkuám mu?. 1969.  Available online