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Kalinga, Lower Tanudan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3kml

Population  11,200 (1998 SIL). Under 10% monolinguals.
Region  Luzon, south Kalinga Province.
Language map  Northern Philippines, reference number 58
Alternate names   Lower Tanudan
Dialects  Minangali, Tinaloctoc, Pinangol. Intelligibility of Limos Kalinga [kmk], 79%, Guinaang 66% [knb]. Lexical similarity: 97% with Pangul, 80% with Madukayang [kmd].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Kalinga
Language use  Positive attitude. Also use Ilocano [ilo], Filipino [fil], or English.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 82%. Literacy rate in L2: 82%. Bible portions: 1980.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Swidden agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AMANGAO, Nelson, author; KUNTZ, Judy; OLSON, Kenneth S.; SIMONS, Gary F., facilitators; MACHLAN, Glenn, consultant. 2008. Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: archival form.

AMANGAO, Nelson; MACHLAN, Glenn; OLSON, Kenneth S., authors. 2008. "Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: presentation form."  Available online

BRAINARD, Sherri, author. 1988. Comments on analyzing expository discourse.

BRAINARD, Sherri, compiler. 1985. Upper Tanudan Kalinga texts.

MACHLAN, Glenn; STALLSMITH, Glenn, authors. 2006. "The aN- agent focus affix in Minangali music terms."  Available online

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.

MERRIFIELD, William R., author. 1987. Review of: Upper Tanudan Kalinga texts, by Sherri Brainard, compiler.

MIELKE, Jeff; OLSON, Kenneth S.; PATERSON, Hugh J. III; PEBLEY, Carol Jean; SANICAS-DAGUMAN, Josephine, authors. 2010. "The phonetic status of the (inter)dental approximant."  Available online

STALLSMITH, Glenn, author. 2007. The music of a Kalinga peace-pact celebration: making place through the soundscape.

Vernacular Publications

ABK si Minangali. 1999.

Adalon taku udume ugud (Let’s learn other languages: a phrase book for Kalinga, Tanudan). 1979.

Ade sissiye pumurpulliis de darana. 1985.

Angtan ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.

Da Ang-angmon kan Borborngag ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.

Da ur-ullit da iyawi. 1985.

Gilar ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.

Kattute awid ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.

Sa agas ni masin-itane long-ag. 1985.

Sa ikatoynu we adimpun igammu ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.