Kalinga, Lower Tanudan
A language of Philippines
| 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; MACHLAN, Glenn; OLSON, Kenneth S., authors. 2008. "Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: presentation form."
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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."
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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."
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Vernacular Publications
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.
Gilar ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.
Kattute awid ya da udume ur-ullit. 1985.

