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Balangao

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: blw

Population	21,300 (2000), decreasing. No monolinguals.
Region	Luzon, east Bontoc Province.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 60
Alternate names	Balangao Bontoc, Balangaw, Farangao
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Balangaw
Language use	All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Ilocano [ilo], English, or Filipino [fil].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 42%. Literacy rate in L2: 42%. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: rice. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FETZER, Anne; SHETLER, Joanne, authors. 1964. "The obscuring of word accent in Balangao."

REID, Lawrence A., author. 1974. "The central cordilleran subgroup of Philippine languages."

SHETLER, Joanne, author. 1966. "Balangao phonemes."

SHETLER, Joanne, author. 1968. "Balangao nonverbal clause nuclei."

SHETLER, Joanne, author. 1976. Notes on Balangao grammar.

SHETLER, Joanne, author. 1978. "Balangao [language text]."  

SHETLER, Joanne; WALROD, Michael R., authors. 1983. "Semantic and thematic structure in Balangao."  

WEST, Amy C., author. 2007. Response to death: the powerful influence of assumptions, relationships and ritual on the Balangao Christians in the Philippines.

Vernacular Publications

A B K 1 2 3. 1978.  

Andaléntaaw mepanggép antoy lota. 1975.  

Deksonaryu. 1985.  

Etoloy way mambilang. 1974.  

Etoloy way man-iyap. 1974.  

Hen ekaman hen polestas. 1976.  

Hen ekaman way man-agah. 1967.  

Hen ekaman way man-esoro. 1980.  

Hen émméyan Cristyan ad uchu = Christian's journey to heaven. 1980.  

Hen laplapon hen man-iyapan. 1974.  

Hen masapol way unudun. 1976.  

Hen nat-énat-én way ale (Different languages: a phrase book in Balangao, Pilipino, Ilocano, English). 1980.  

Ilugi way man-iyap. 1974.  

Ilugi way man-iyap. 1980.  

Mambilangtaaw. 1974.  

Man-iyaptaaw. 1981.  

Philippine reader, vol. 1, no. 1. 1965.

Philippine reader, vol. 1, no. 2. 1966.  

Ta ammay hen himbabalyan. 1976.  

Tariri. 1981.