Kankanay, Northern
A language of Philippines
| Population | 70,000 (1987 SIL). |
| Region | Luzon, west Mountain Province, southeast Ilocos Sur. |
| Language map |
Northern Philippines, reference number 64 |
| Alternate names | Sagada Igorot, Western Bontoc |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Kankanay |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 65%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%–70%. Grammar. NT: 1984. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CHANDLER, Donna H., author. 1974. "Verb stem classes in Northern Kankanay."
DRAPER, Marjorie, author. 1972. "Underlying case in Northern Kankanay."
HETTICK, Donna; WALLACE, Judith M., authors. 1978. "Northern Kankanay [language text]."
KENT, Carolyn E., author. 1970. Word pattern approach in Kankanay.
PORTER, Doris, author. 1979. "Northern Kankanay morphology."
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REID, Lawrence A., author. 1974. "The central cordilleran subgroup of Philippine languages."
WALLACE, Judith M., author. 1977. "A look at a Northern Kankanay text."
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WALLACE, Judith M., author. 1980. "Discourse and script in Northern Kankanay."
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Vernacular Publications
Kalkali isan inagew (Daily conversation: a phrase book for Northern Kankanay). 1978.
Kanayon ay kankanan (Daily conversation: a phrase book for Bauko Kankanaey). 1976.
Kodkodati ya bolboltiya. 1972.
Menbasa tako / Enfasa tako (Let’s read). 1988.
Menbasa tako / Enfasa tako (Teacher’s manual). 1989.
Menlogi tako ay menbasa. 1980.
Men-oto, mentalaken, menmola tako. 1976.
Nan inmayan Mamati id daya = The journey of Believer to heaven. 1981.
Nan maipanggep nan batawa. 1994.
Nan men-gawisan di biyag ya Nan maipanggep isnan saksakit. 1981.
Nan nangipaay isnan ili. 1971.

