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Ga’dang

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: gdg

Population	6,000 (2002 SIL). Very few monolinguals.
Region	Paracelis, Mt. Province, Luzon; Potia, Ifugao.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 15
Alternate names	Baliwon, Gaddang, Ginabwal
Dialects	Related to Gaddang [gad], Itawit [itv], Yogad [yog], Ibanag [ibg], Isnag [isd]. Lexical similarity: 80% with Gaddang.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic, Gaddangic
Language use	Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 60%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%–80%. NT: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FORFIA, Kathleen, author. 1979. "Nonpast tense in Gaʼdang narrative discourse."  

MCFARLAND, Austina; QUIMBA, Mafe, compilers; LIEFFERS, Jean, editor. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

TROYER, Lester O., author. 1966. "Linguistics as a window into man’s mind: Gaddang time segmentation."

TROYER, Lester O., author. 1968. "Gaddang affirmatives and negatives."

TROYER, Madeline, author. 1959. "Gaddang phonology."

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1976. "Case in Gaʼdang verbal clauses."

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1979. Discourse grammar in Gaʼdang.  

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1983. Philosophy of normative discourse and persuasion: a study of Gaʼdang exhortation and argumentation.

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1984. "Grammatical features of peak in Gaʼdang narrative."

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1988. Normative discourse and persuasion: An analysis of Gaʼdang informal litigation.

WALROD, Michael R., author. 2006. The marker is the message: the influence of discourse markers and particles on textual meaning.  

Vernacular Publications

Ino ayayam na Gaʼdang. 1990.

Ino inangngan i Kristiyan sey langit. 1989.

Ino nad akwannu nu wara malowan. 1980.  

Leburu a naladda basan. 1978.  

Mabbasetam. 1986.  

Mabbilang etam. 1959.

Maddadanetam a mabbasa. 1979.  

Nadadaruma a damit (Different languages: a phrase book for Gaʼdang). 1978.

Neletratu a ABK. 1981.