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Ifugao, Amganad

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: ifa

Population	27,100 (2000 SIL). 10,000 monolinguals. 167,503 all Ifugao (1990 census). Ethnic population: 25,500.
Region	Luzon, Central Ifugao Province.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 19
Alternate names	Amganad, Ifugaw
Dialects	Burnay Ifugao, Banaue Ifugao. Intelligibility of Burnay dialect 81%. Lexical similarity: 83% with Burnay dialect.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Ifugaw
Language use	All domains. Used in religious services, traditional ceremonies, administration, commerce. All ages. Positive attitude. 10,000 also use Ilocano [ilo] or English. 8,000 others also use a little Filipino [fil].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. 17,550 read it, and 16,000 write it. Videos. NT: 1980.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; government workers. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FUNNELL, Shirley, author. 1978. "Ifugao social justice."

MADRID, Angelina F., author. 1980. "Four discourse genre in Amganad Ifugao."  

NEWELL, Doreen; NEWELL, Leonard E., compilers. 1958. Ifugao vocabulary.  

NEWELL, Leonard E., author. 1956. "Phonology of the Guhang Ifugao dialect."

NEWELL, Leonard E., author. 1962. "Minimizing dialect distinctions through phonemics."

SAWYER, Louise, author. 1975. "Aspect in Amganad Ifugao."

WALROD, Michael R., author. 1978. "Three criteria for establishing dialect boundaries."  

WEST, Anne, author. 1973. "The semantics of focus in Amganad Ifugao."

Vernacular Publications

Aʼʼaʼpoh. 1973.  

Datuwe boy maphod hi adalon taʼu. 1973.  

Hay panginnilaan an mumbidbid (Learning to read). 1983.

Hay pumbatan Kristian. 1977.

Hay tinannigoʼ ya hay naʼnaʼat i haʼʼon (Ang nakita kong mga bagay at ang mga nangyari sa akin). 1973.  

Hina-ama: Miyatlu an liblu. 1959.

Hina-ama: Umuna / Miyaduwa an liblu. 1957.  

Mumbaha taʼuh naʼnaʼat (Basahin natin ang mga nangyayari). 1973.

Nan aʼʼaʼʼapoh. 1974.

Nan mahhun an mabaha. 1982.

Nan mahlun tagu. 1971.

Pepe. 1955.

Tigon taʼuy laʼlatu. 1973.