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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Philippines > Kalinga, Madukayang

Kalinga, Madukayang

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3kmd

Population  1,500 (1990 SIL).
Region  Luzon, south Mountain Province, Luzon.
Language map  Northern Philippines, reference number 61
Alternate names   Majukayong
Dialects  83% intelligibility with Limos Kalinga [kmk] and Balangao [blw], 86% with Mangali. Lexical similarity: 80% with Tanudan Kalinga [kgh], 68% with Limos Kalinga, 65% with Balangao, 80% with Mangali.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Kalinga
Language use  A population sample averaged 68% comprehension of Ilocano [ilo].