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Finallig

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3bkb

Population  5,000 (1998 SIL).
Region  Luzon, central Mountain Province.
Language map  Northern Philippines, reference number 20
Alternate names   Eastern Bontoc, Kadaklan-Barlig Bontoc, Southern Bontoc
Dialects  Lias, Barlig, Kadaklan. Intelligibility with Ilocano [ilo] 53%; Balangao [blw] 49%.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Bontok
Language use  Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 67%. Literacy rate in L2: 67%. NT: 2004.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Fukuda, Takashi and Aiko Fukuda, compilers. 1981. A topical vocabulary in English, Pilipino, Ilocano and Eastern Bontoc.

Fukuda, Takashi. 1980. "Discourse features in Kadaklan."  Available online

Fukuda, Takashi. 1992. "Behavioral discourse strategy in Eastern Bontoc."

Fukuda, Takashi. 1997. A discourse-oriented grammar of Eastern Bontoc.

Pang, Lily. 1998. "Bidirectional verbs in Eastern Bontoc."

Walrod, Michael. 2006. "The marker is the message: the influence of discourse markers and particles on textual meaning."  Available online

Young, Catherine M. B. 2001. "The development of indigenized curricula."

Vernacular Publications

A F CH. 1977.

Munfiasa tako. 1978.

Munlapo tako munfiasa. 1977.

Nan omoyan Cristian ad chaya. 1985.

Nan onochun ay mangisoro asnan Munlapo tako munfiasa ya Munfiasa tako. 1978.

Ob-ofok ad Fiallig. 1977.

Onpachongun tako nan kali asnan manapiyan tako as letra 1. 1978.

Onpachongun tako nan kali asnan manokatan tako asnan letra 2. 1978.

Pa-a-ammayun tako nan oy tako achor. 1978.

Ponduan ya nan choros: Nan aton asnan mag-od ya nafiya ay nag-od 2. 1987.

Ponduan ya nan choros: Nan aton asnan mag-od ya nafiya ay nag-od. 1986.

Tokotokun ay kali (Different languages: a phrase book for S. Bontok). 1977.